Mornings, UGH. Just the THOUGHT of mornings sometimes causes my heart to palpitate. Morning routines are easy when it's just yourself that you need to get ready, however, once you throw kids into the mix- forget about it. Tranquil coffee sipping mornings where you watch the sunrise and take your time are long gone. Wait, [...]
Historically, Memorial Day has always been one of my favorites because it marks the beginning of summer and warmer weather. After looking at the 10 day forecast and seeing what was in store for the weekend, we were prepared for rain (and thunderstorms) all weekend. We were pleasantly surprised when the forecast was completely wrong, [...]
Can I get an Amen?! No? Okay. Well, I guess I'm hyping this post up a little bit because I'm super excited to share some of my current favorite things with you after the "FTF" posts were taking a sabbatical. A little back story to this- I was having a discussion with Brian the other [...]
Happy Fri-YAY! You guys, Facebook can be both wonderful and obnoxious. For the most part I enjoy looking back on my Facebook "memories" section, until I get back into my high school years obviously. Back when I thought that my opinion mattered, and I constantly posted vague, passive aggressive, and very mean statuses. This morning [...]
I love reading, I always have. So it should come as no surprise that the minute I was finished driving back from my college graduation that I would immediately dig into the long list of books that I've been DYING to read once I had more time. I decided to start with the one that [...]
Spring break. We didn't have any huge vacation plans this year, but we did end up doing a few fun (semi) local things! Two weekends ago we took the boys to the Monster Jam at Van Andel arena in Grand Rapids, MI. To say that was a blast would be an understatement, though I wish [...]
Again, I hate the terms "step mom" or "step child" or "step dad". We use the term "blended family" so that I can avoid the shiver that follows those words. However for all intents and purposes, I'm going to make an exception for this post to avoid confusion. Having a blended family can be so [...]
