We had a fun day at the beach on Sunday building sand castles, boogie boarding, surfing and swimming. Here are some snapshots of the day. Do you remember being in school, K-12 and something hilarious was going on? Maybe one of your friends was making faces at the teacher or telling a crazy joke. Remember…… Continue reading Beach + Rhymes + Drones + Funny
Week two of school and we are still hearing good things about teachers and friends. It’s been a busy week, as usual. A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that a friend of mine suggested that I apply to write for the Charleston Mom’s Blog. I decided to go for it and was invited to write for…… Continue reading Weekend Updates + Writing + Funerals
We made it through our first week of school! Here’s what’s been going on. After this summer, I have come to the conclusion that people disappear during the summer. Let me explain. We see our neighbors who live behind us almost daily during the school year. Our kids spend time together every weekend and sometimes…… Continue reading One week down . . .
I mentioned a week or so ago that Southern Weekends was going to be interviewing me for a couple of videos they wanted to put together. Philip showed up with a really nice camera and a lot of patience! Let’s just say that it took me a few takes. He has put together one of…… Continue reading Interview Follow up
I’m sitting on the patio at the lakehouse right now enjoying a few moments of quiet while Elle is sleeping and the boys are swimming with their Daddy and Papa (Luke’s Dad). I haven’t slept well the last few nights because I have been worrying about the school year. It’s one of those situations where…… Continue reading Lake Life
I have decided to join a gym again. It’s been 5-6 years since I last went to the gym. Sad, I know. I have had random bouts of running throughout the years but nothing consistent. I will run for months until I get an injury or illness and then I stop for months. I try…… Continue reading Workout Wonders
I was thinking last night about some of the small instances of peer pressure that we had to deal with last year. Small things mostly. Here are a few examples . . . We had a couple boys over for Fleet’s birthday and I asked them if they wanted some garlic bread with dinner. Fleet’s…… Continue reading Peer Pressure
Embracing the Essentials 