In our family it is rare to have an evening off. It’s even more rare that we have an entire day free! We planned to go to Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on our day off but my oldest son has had a fever since Tuesday afternoon so we brought the children’s museum to our house….
Day 5 – Boys Closet
Another day, another multi-layered outfit to meet the needs of each of the days activities. Our youngest is always creating such “amazing” outfits. Today was the “hockey in the morning, then church, then a sibling hockey game, then end of basketball season celebration, and swim party” look. As a mom I think “he’s adorable but…
Day 4 – The Laundry Room Cubboards
We had a full day! As you may be able to tell by the picture we ventured out with everything we needed for the day on our backs or packed in the car. We started with Pirate rehearsal, #4 decided that pirates should wear a pirate cape, Spiderman gloves, and sunglasses. Luckily, for the actual…
Day 3
Today was all about organizing the boys’ drawers in between baking cupcakes, laundry, vacuuming, and transporting kids. I filled a large shopping bag with pajamas, shorts, shirts, socks, and pants that both boys outgrew. Opening the boys’ drawers is always an adventure. I found more frogs, snakes, coins, capes, games, hats, and other random items!…
Day 1 Lent 2017
Today was filled with church services, volunteering at school, hockey, cooking, baking, and a trip to the library. I only completed a small task that took about 20 minutes. I cleaned out the space under the kitchen sink. I ended up with a paper bag full of items to sell or donate. That small task…
Lent 2017
This year for Lent, our family will be getting rid of clutter. Clutter has taken over our lives. After each hockey season, we “spring clean” but we never really get rid of the clutter. Our bathrooms get scrubbed more than usual and our windows get washed. The floors are scrubbed and the dining areas are…
Brussels Sprouts
Tonight, our family tried something none of us had done before. We ate Brussels sprouts. Our family attended a Powder Puff football game yesterday. At the game the sports commentator was a wise cracking senior in high school. He kept saying “Brussels sprouts and asparagus are $5 at the concession stand…” Our boys didn’t…
Light on for Jacob
As a child growing up in MN we all knew about the abduction of Jacob Wetterling. We all knew his name. We all knew his story. Today, after 26 years, his remains have been found. Jacob was kidnapped on the night of October 22, 1989 in St. Joseph, MN. He was an 11 year old…
It’s like Christmas…in August
After much anticipation, teacher assignments arrived! The kids were super excited to learn the teachers they would have this year. I was stalking the local FaceBook pages to see which friends are in our kids’ classroom. When I mentioned the name of a good friend who will be in the same class as one of…
Henry Vilas Zoo and UW-Madison
Last night I asked the kids where they would like to go on our day off. The kids all agreed they wanted to go to a zoo. I had always wanted to take the kids to the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, WI as I had only been there once before. We woke up later…
#AshlynStrong
Today our family attended the most amazing celebration of life. A 12 year old girl in our community was struck and killed by a car while riding her bike. For one week our community rallied behind the young girl, Ashlyn, and her family and prayed for a miracle. Sadly, she lost her life exactly one…
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