Every year during Christmas vacation, we try to watch as many Christmas movies as we can. Top of our list is usually Elf and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. This year while browsing Netflix I pulled up The Lion, The … Continued
Recycle, vote and love your spouse. Years down the road, after raising two boys, if these three things are a part of their life, I call that a parenting win. Sometimes I say those three things jokingly when parenting is … Continued
What I’m about to tell you may very well be the most amazing thing and best kept secret in Oklahoma. Deep in the south east corner of the state is an elephant sanctuary for retired circus elephants. The Endangered Ark … Continued
Allow me to fill you in on my latest “first world” problem…I just realized that the Oxi-Clean clothing detergent I’ve been using for the past month is not actually detergent. Turns out it’s just a stain fighter that you are … Continued
Social media is all a buzz with back to school pics and posts. Bright shiny faces in new outfits, clutching new lunchboxes and backpacks. It’s all adorable. There are also pics of the moms jumping for joy as they gleefully … Continued
This month Addison graduated up to the “youth group” at church. Up to now all of our activities had been the “little kid” activities. Parents were deeply involved and kept a watchful eye on their kids. We taught bible study, broke … Continued
Last week we loaded up the car and took the family on a San Antonio vacation. This was our second annual Clinton cousins vacation. Last year we spent a week in Tennessee with Dear Husband’s cousin and her family. We had … Continued
The second week of June we sent Addison off to summer camp in Texas. He has been to sleep away camp before but only for a long weekend and it was close by. This time was different because it involved … Continued
Last week had some ups and downs. But what week doesn’t? If every week is smooth sailing and you never have to deal with difficult people then congratulations and how is that deserted island working out for you? When I’m … Continued
When it comes to being a mother, the good news is that we don’t have to be alone in this journey. We have women around us going through the same joys and struggles. We have women who have … Continued
