July 31st and here we go, 1 more week until school starts for us here in the Mid-west. In fact, many of our teacher friends are already back at work and in the classroom. Now being from New Jersey, it is absolutely appalling to think that kids are ending their summer and heading back to … Continue reading 10 Things we all do at Back to School time
As parents to three little boys, Josh and I not only wanted to have a garden for the benefits of the fruits and veggies it will produce but also to spend time together as a family and to teach some lessons along the way. We have spent a lot of time in the garden this … Continue reading Lessons in the garden
Whether your family is planning for a third child well in advance or as soon as you get the news that you are pregnant with #3 (yay!) there are many things that parents can do to help get ready for bringing their third baby home. Telling the Family How will you be telling your children … Continue reading Preparing for Baby Number Three
So far, this summer has been a good balance of those crazy, busy, long weeks at work and then relief when I get to use some comp time the following week. Last week was a great example of one of those busy, super productive but also very fun work weeks. (I love what I do!) … Continue reading Staying home
We spent all of last Sunday (over 10 hours!) as a family, planting the garden. Yes, it is a bit late to be planting seeds (Step 5) but we have made great progress. The seeds that went into the ground were green beans, okra and carrots. We have 4 rows of green beans, at 50 … Continue reading Ennis Garden – June update
