Summer Happiness As you read yesterday, the week has been a little rough. Instead of focusing on that, I'm sharing some summer happiness on this first official Friday of the season. Just a few things that made the week a little better and made us all smile. Hopefully, they'll make you smile too. Here, in no particular order, are 10 reasons for summer happiness this … [Read more...]
How to Meet and Make Mommy Friends
Mommy Friends Needed When I was pregnant with our first son, I didn’t have any close friends with children, or mommy friends. I wasn’t worried, though. I had recently gotten married, and not much had changed. Once my baby came, I figured we’d just bring our baby out with us or get a sitter. Our life and friends would not change at all. As I alluded to in my post last … [Read more...]
Road trip part 3 – Sheboygan, WI
After hitting Bay Beach and meeting Thomas the Train, we decided to make one more stop before heading home. We decided to stop and stay in Sheboygan, WI. It was on the way, and then we'd only have about an hour drive home the next day. My husband grew up in Sheboygan, so he already had some ideas in mind for activities. I'd been there once before, but it was 6 years ago. … [Read more...]
Road trip and Bay Beach
Now that I've caught up on some sleep, I'd like to tell you about our trip we took this last week. We bought tickets for "A Day Out with Thomas," for early morning Thursday, and since it's a two-hour drive, we decided to drive up the day before and stay overnight. We also tacked on an extra day after to make it into a "mini" vacation before my oldest started summer … [Read more...]
My Dad, on Father’s Day and every day
Dad In the Dad department, I got pretty lucky. Even though he worked a lot and he worked hard, my Dad always made time to play with me and my brother when we were little. I think that's where I learned to have such a strong work ethic. It's where I also learned how important family is. He traveled a lot for work, but he still coached my basketball and softball teams, … [Read more...]
