2016 · July · Life · Recipes · Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun: When Life Moves By In a Blur, There’s Always Time for Pie

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe more than a week has passed since I last posted. I guess asking where the time goes is definitely something worth asking in this instance. Time is flying by, as it always does when the boys are here. It seems like we never  have enough time together, although it…… Continue reading Summer of Fun: When Life Moves By In a Blur, There’s Always Time for Pie

2016 · July · Life · Life Copes · Summer

Summer: Where Does the Time Go- Caught in a Financial UH-OH – 4 Great Ideas to Help

Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out our finances. I don’t mind telling you, sometimes things get way left or way right and we end up facing some tight times. We’ve hit a couple of really bad bumps  monstrous mountains over the last six months and our…… Continue reading Summer: Where Does the Time Go- Caught in a Financial UH-OH – 4 Great Ideas to Help

2016 · June · Life · Life Copes · Summer

Summer: Where Does the Time Go- The 3 Be’s of Support

There are times in life where we just need to be. Where we can’t DO anything or SAY anything because neither of those things would help. Have you ever read the book of Job? In a nutshell, it’s about a man who has it all: family, a good reputation, a good home, respect from the…… Continue reading Summer: Where Does the Time Go- The 3 Be’s of Support

2016 · June · Life · Summer

Summer: Where Does the Time GO – The One Thing No One Ever Told You About Raising Children

There was a time when I was told I may never have children. I was devastated to say the least. After many years of infertility treatments, emotional anguish, and nights of lost sleep, my body said enough is enough and I gave up my dream of every being a mom. THE DAY I told my…… Continue reading Summer: Where Does the Time GO – The One Thing No One Ever Told You About Raising Children

2016 · June · Life · Summer · Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun 2016 : Weekend Update – Hey Mom, We’re YAMPING

I believe my youngest was 18 months old the last time we camped; just a short time before his dad and I split. We loved camping. Everything about it. The outdoors, the smell of breakfast cooking over an open flame, the hiking, sleeping in a tent, sitting around the fire, seeing so many stars, EVERYTHING!

We were regulars. We often camped two, three, or more times a summer.

2016 · Blogging · Getting 2 Know U · June · Life · Summer

Summer: Where Does the Time Go – A Blogfest

As many of you know, my boys split their summer time between my home and their dad’s home. Well, guess what? This is their dad’s time 😦 so summer of fun activities are on hold for now Booooooooo!!! BUT I thought this would be a great time to continue my where does the time go…… Continue reading Summer: Where Does the Time Go – A Blogfest

2016 · June · Life · Summer · Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun 2016: A Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

Good Morning! Today is a bit different than most. Today the spinner landed on “our day in pics” Imagine my disappointment when I discovered my current  website plan doesn’t support video  😦 So instead of that great little video I was going to put here today, I’m going to have to settle for still shots…… Continue reading Summer of Fun 2016: A Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

2016 · June · Life · Summer · Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun 2016: You’re Never Too Old To Play

Well as much as yesterday was a bust, today was a BLAST! Things rolled into place; it was hot, the sun was shining, we had all the supplies. Yesterday got me thinking. So many times life grabs a hold of us and  drags us around like a rag doll. Things can run a muck very…… Continue reading Summer of Fun 2016: You’re Never Too Old To Play

2016 · June · Life · Life Copes · Summer · Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun 2016: Life Happens; Roll With It

Today was a bust! At least when it came to our activity it was. As it often does, life got in the way. We started off really strong; we spun the wheel and water gun fight came up! We were all looking forward to it and then….LIFE HAPPENED. There was a heartbreaking phone call from…… Continue reading Summer of Fun 2016: Life Happens; Roll With It