Christmas Countdown The Christmas countdown has begun, and it's not been too pretty around here. It's like the boys know they are supposed to behave, so they go completely the opposite way. I think they are actually challenging me to put some coal in their stockings this year! I'm not sure if it's just me, or has the Christmas countdown felt like it's been in warp speed … [Read more...]
December 2017 Goals with a November Review
December 2017 Goals How can I be writing out my December 2017 goals? I'm honestly not sure what happened to November. One minute I was trying to figure out what to do with all the leftover Halloween candy, and the next thing I know it was Thanksgiving. It went by in such a blur, I'm not even sure that I accomplished one thing from my goal list. Mostly because I can't even … [Read more...]
December 2016 Goals, with a November Rewind
December 2016 No. I am in no way ready for it to be December 2016. It seems like we were just setting up our Christmas trees (yes, I said trees!) for Christmas 2015. Where has the last year went? They just keep going by faster and faster. But, there's no way to stop, or even slow down time. So, it's on to setting some goals for December 2016. First, here's a look back … [Read more...]
No Yelling Challenge: Changing Bad Behavior
Yelling Before I became a parent, I was a relatively calm person. Sure, I had my moments, but I've never yelled so much in my life until having children. Now, if I can make it through the day...heck, if I can make it through a couple of hours without yelling, it's a miracle. If you've read this blog before, you know I've wrestled with Mom Guilt over the yelling. I try so … [Read more...]
School Changes
With my son starting kindergarten this year, I knew there would be a lot of new stuff, but I didn't realize there would be so many changes for our family. It has really been an adjustment. I know it's only 3 weeks in, but I wanted to share the things that we have gone through for other parents who will be experiencing this soon enough. … [Read more...]
