By trade, I'm a teacher. But my real job is "momma" to three amazing, stinky boys. I absolutely love teaching, but by the time May rolls around I'm craving those long, lazy summer days that I so look forward to every year. I find as my children get older these long, lazy summer days aren't so long or lazy anymore. What is the deal? What is going on? Why? By June 1st I am quickly reminded about 8 definite things with my kids on summer break every year......
1. My grocery bill doubles. Okay, scratch that...TRIPLES. My three little guys don't look like they eat a lot, but obviously my grocery bill and the look on the familiar cashier's face at Winn Dixie tells...
My husband took our 5-month-old son to the grocery store for the first time. And it went great. He wrapped Sam up in the Moby wrap with confidence (although it took 3 tries to get it right) and strolled down the aisles with a head full of hair and curious little eyes peeking out of the papoose. All the ladies smiled at the approach of a baby-wearing dad, making comments like, “Looks like you’ve got a helper today.” My husband would respond with chuckle, “Yep, I sure do,” as he placed a can of spaghetti sauce (the Hunt’s cans are $1!) into the cart. Husband and Sam whirred around the store together and left coming out under budget.
I’ll be...
About 6 months ago, my then 3-year old surprised my husband and I. We had just sat down to dinner and finished our prayer. Out of the blue she looked at Daniel and said, “So Papa, how was your day?”
This question seemed so insightful for such a little girl! He began to answer and with each statement she asked more detail. That day he had worked at his part-time job doing modifications to off-road vehicles. She wanted to know the colors of the vehicles, how big the lift kit was, and if the customers were happy. By the end of the conversation, we were so impressed with her interest in the seemingly pointless details of every aspect of his...
I bought this necklace the December after we had Judah. It falls right above my heart and seemed like the perfect "push present" (to myself), and I have worn it practically every day since. And then one day it hit me: Where is my husband’s representation by my heart? Once I received my “Judah” necklace, I put up my “J” necklace that I wore (which stood for Joel)—and I didn’t think twice about it.
I know that is a simple example, but it stopped me in my tracks as I found my faded “J” necklace in the back of a drawer. I think we, as moms, tend to make our children our life and number one priority—without even realizing. Date nights...
As I've mentioned before, I was late to the iPhone party. Not even fashionably late--more like "did your invitation get lost in the mail?" late. Logging onto my Instagram for the first time last year got me so excited. I love blogging, taking pictures, and sharing them with my friends--plus who doesn't love the gratification of people "hearting" or "double-tapping" my photos, which are just extensions of me, right?
After a few months, without realizing, I began seeking out scenes that I could post instead of just living my life as usual. In building up my Instagram feed, I wanted to be able to look back and see my life through the eyes of what others see. Which I hoped...
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