The 5 For 50 Project

Okay, this is really random today.  We have had a very adventuresome week and lots of great photos to share for next, but today I need a sma...

Thanks for the comments lately, everyone!  You must have felt my ESP from far away, I was just feeling a little in need of some encouragemen...

One thing I have learned ever since I worked on speaking positively to my kiddos is that positivity begets positivity. I performed the ...

Some funny little happenings around here.  We went to my cousin's wedding.  I left my house in a huge mess, worried I wouldn't b...

6/25/12:  I just realized I made a big oops!  Oh boy.  The quote from The Help is: "you is kind, you is smart , you is important....

I was awakened in the middle of the night by a little dripping apparition who said, "mom, I frowed up strawberry ice cream all over my ...

We were walking the aisles of our local grocery store, just me and my boys and a mini-shopping cart.   We laughed while we searched for free...

I just love these guys.  I realized that in my effort to speak more positively, I was driving myself crazy tryi...

I woke up Saturday morning to a fussy baby.  Which wouldn't normally be too bad, except that he was so miserable for two months and he ...

Some more things I'm learning about using positive language with children: 1) Use words to communicate unconditional love - my c...

School is out.  I'll admit I had a little trepidation about the change in schedule beforehand, but it has been so nice .  We've sp...

I've been loving all I've learned about speaking positively and simultaneously wanting to share some of it with our fam...

We had a great day (much better than yesterday!). Walked the kids to school, had a refreshing chat with a friend as our kids hopped and sk...

We trailed into a country church twenty seconds before it started; the only seats left were the front row.  Organ pipes sweet as my little b...

Went for a drive on a dusty red road through dry sage brush and clay hills with Grandpa yesterday.  Stopped to look at some rocks.  The kids...

We survived a whole weekend on a two partial rolls of toilet paper.  It was a mini-miracle accomplished with rationing, creativity, and tri...