Summer Milestone We did it! We survived summer school! Today officially marks the last day of the summer program, which is a huge summer milestone, especially for the twins. Sure, I may be a little sad that I'm losing my 4 hours of freedom. OK. A lot sad. Plus, I didn't get as much done as I thought I would. Those 4 hours go really, really quick. But, the boys are … [Read more...]
Summer Bucket List – Make Your Own Fun
Summer Bucket List With only one more day of school left for Mr. B, it's time to figure out some fun things to do this summer. The boys are all signed up for a summer school program, Mr. B is playing baseball, and I'm teaching a 6-week summer session, but I know I'll still be hearing "I'm bored!" or "What are we doing today?" and especially the "Mom, I need you to entertain … [Read more...]
Road Trip Ready
Road Trip It's that time of year again! Time for our road trip to the Walker and Willis Birthday Walk to Fight TTTS! I'm very excited to see my sweet friends, get a little sunshine, and raise a lot of money for a good cause. I'm not too excited about being in the car for hours and hours, but I've come up with some ideas to make it more fun. I'm also sharing my ideas on how … [Read more...]
Summer Bucket List
With Summer already half over, I figured it was time to get working on our Bucket List. I realize I already made a list of goals for July, and I will be making one for August, but a Bucket List is different. It's a bunch of fun things we want to do. It's not about improving, increasing, or organizing anything. Just plain fun. So, here's a list I came up with. I'm not … [Read more...]
Summer School and Weekly Recap
We've made it through the first week of Summer School! And by we, I mean my son (who actually attended,) me (who dropped off and picked up 4 out of 5 days,) my parents (who picked up 1 day and helped watch the twins a couple more,) the twins (who accompanied me 2 of the days,) and our babysitter (who watched the twins 2 days.) When I was in school, summer school was … [Read more...]