Late Summer With terrible, cold weather in Wisconsin and an awful sickness hitting our household, it hasn't been feeling like much of a vacation around here. It feels like we've hit late summer, and hardly accomplished anything. So, how do you make up for lost time? Simple. Squeeze as much fun into the last half of summer as we can! Late summer is definitely better … [Read more...]
May 2018 Goals, with an April Review
May 2018 It's finally feeling like Spring around here. Actually, it almost felt like we skipped straight to summer, since it was almost 80 degrees today. May 2018 is off to a great start! April felt like a pretty productive month. There were lots of appointments, activities for the kids, and even a snow storm. We're in the home stretch of the school year, and the kids are … [Read more...]
Summer Milestone: Learning and Fun
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...]
July 2017 Goals and a June Review
July 2017 July 11th. Yikes. As you can tell, I'm a little behind with my July 2017 goals! Seriously, how can we already be past the 4th of July?! I think it's partially because we've had a pretty cool summer, and partially because we've been pretty busy. Although, I think time just goes faster and faster each year. If you've figured out a way to slow it down, please let … [Read more...]
Keeping Active, but Not Getting Overwhelmed
Keeping Active On my third edition of First Fridays I'm talking all about keeping active over the summer without getting too overwhelmed. It's easy to overschedule your kids and yourself in the summer. There's so much free time, the weather is beautiful, and you want to do everything. You also want to keep your kids happy and busy, instead of bored and fighting. But, … [Read more...]
