Family – Page 5

Why I need a clean house

Well, cleanish anyways. There are messes here and there, dusting hasn\’t been done very often and if it weren\’t for my oldest loving to mop, it would fall into the wayside as well. I came to the conclusion, more recently, that I need to have my house somewhat clean. Why? Because it causes less stress. Continue reading “Why I need a clean house”

The Mom Tribe

When I say mom tribe what do you think of? For me, it is the other mom\’s in my life that help support, encourage, love my kids just as much as I do, are true friends of mine and their kids are true friends of my kids. It\’s the people that we see regularly,Continue reading “The Mom Tribe”

11 years

11 years ago I married my best friend, and yes, my high school sweetheart. We\’ve been together nearly 21 years. Yes, you read that right, 21. We\’ve been through the awkward middle school years, the transition to high school, then the long distance of the college years, leading us to marriage and family. OurContinue reading “11 years”

Fourth of July

We recently celebrated the Fourth of July. Usually we\’ve haven\’t done much of anything, other than maybe catch the fireworks. Some years we\’ve gone camping or gone to the lake to spend time with family. If we get out of town for the weekend, it was to do something we enjoyed while getting away fromContinue reading “Fourth of July”

Mini Vacation ~ Duluth

My oldest has been asking to see lighthouses, especially to see Split Rock. This time around we didn\’t make it all the way up to Split Rock, but we settled on Duluth with a short trip up to Two Harbors during nap. So we got to see lighthouses and a few extra things. For us,Continue reading “Mini Vacation ~ Duluth”

When traveling, bring travel candy

My husband, for years, whenever he would go on road trips and vacations he would always get some type of candy for the ride. It usually consisted of at least one favorite kind of candy and could withstand being left in the car. After getting married, any time we went on vacation we would packContinue reading “When traveling, bring travel candy”