Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving! If I'm being honest, I haven't been all too thankful lately. I've been sick, tired, and generally just burned out. I took on a lot, didn't get enough rest, and just got into a bad space. Even though it was No Yell November, I wasn't too nice. Then, the guilt came. It wasn't pretty. But, I'm slowly digging myself out. It really helped … [Read more...]
Family Friday, Holiday Edition
TGIF Happy Friday! Has it been a really long week for anyone else? I'm pretty excited to be heading out tonight with some twin moms for our holiday party. Speaking of holidays, I wanted to share a little about our Thanksgiving, and also show/tell you about how we're getting ready for Christmas. Thanksgiving We had a really nice Thanksgiving. As you'll remember, I … [Read more...]
Less Stress for any Holiday
More Fun, Less Stress I have tried to make that my motto lately, although it doesn't always work. I've actually been working on my stress level for a while, as you can see from this POST. As long as I am trying, that's what counts, right? So, I've put together some tips that I am using to make the holiday a little less stressful for everyone involved. Including me. Especially … [Read more...]
Thankful Thanksgiving Tree Craft
Getting Crafty Are you ready to see our Thankful Thanksgiving craft?! If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know that I don't do many craft posts. It's not that I don't like to do crafts, in fact I really love doing them. It's just hard with three little helpers. I think the last time we did a craft together it was LAST Thanksgiving, when we made these hand-print Turkeys. … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving and Awareness
This Thanksgiving was pretty special for us. Not only could we actually all leave the house, but everyone got to spend it with family. And by everyone, I mean the twins. Last year, the cloud of RSV and the FLU hung over our house and kept us isolated from our loved ones on the holidays. While I was so grateful to have the twins home from the hospital, I did miss our family … [Read more...]