Summary: Rocky start. Great ending. We were up bright and early this morning. (Seven A.M. is early for us!) After getting ready and eating breakfast, I (and Sean) walked Michael the 5 blocks to his new school. (Fifteen minute commute versus last year’s 3 – 4 hour commute: yes!) Everything was all smiles…until we reached … Read More
“I get so emotional baby. Every time I think of you. I get so emotional baby. Ain’t it shocking what love can do? Ain’t it shocking what love can do?” – Whitney Houston This Whitney Houston song could have been my theme last week as I prepared to get Michael ready for Kindergarten. I don’t … Read More
I asked Professional Organizer Lea Schneider of Organize It Right Now to address the biggest organizing challenge for moms of young kid in the fall/back to school season. I found her response (below) to be very helpful. Enjoy! Dinnertime’s the Real Back-to-School Challenge By Professional Organizer Lea Schneider During back-to-school season, you’d think moms would … Read More
Here’s the story behind the pictures… Last week, I attended a General Mills’ Eat & Greet event in MN. After agreeing to go to the meetup back in June, I had second thoughts. Once I saw that several of the other bloggers that would be going to the event focused on frugality and/or cooking, I … Read More
After a little (unintentional!) summer break, my husband and I returned to our monthly “outside date night” on Saturday. We planned to see Julie & Julia followed by dinner. That was the plan… After dropping the kids off, we went to the movie theater. My husband Reggie dropped me off to get the tickets while … Read More
