The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
An early morning start for me this Wednesday! 5 AM, to be exact. I heard The Teen bumbling around downstairs, so I decided to get on up. He went to bed at 8 PM last night, so he was up with the chickens this morning. I figure I can get a nap this View Post
I definitely see shortages at the grocery store and inflation hitting our small town. I have saved several of my most recent store receipts from shopping trips to start comparing prices. I know there are so many reasons for what is happening in the View Post
I've let another month slip by since I last posted. For over a month, I have had very good intentions of posting more frequently, but then I just sit down and read other blogs. Ha! I'm still keeping up with everyone's blog I normally read but just View Post
This past Saturday was the first farmer's market of the season here in our town. These have been going on for a few years, but I have always been too exhausted to get up early and do some farmer's market shopping. I wasn't quite at my best, but I View Post
Ahhhh! It's the last week of school here and I am so happy to see the finish line. 4 more days and summer begins! The teen finished up last week and he had a great sophomore year. Even though he had a turn with the "the illness that shall not be View Post
Hello hello! I'm finally getting a chance to check in here on the blog and give the updates from the past few weeks. I have 25 working days until school is out and I am so excited for summer! I dug out and freshened up our View Post
Mother's Day is just around the corner and this free printable Mother's Day word search is perfect if you are looking for a fun activity to do in your classroom or just for fun at home. This Mother's Day word search isn't View Post
Ahh, Spring Break. You were SO good to us! A week off from work was exactly what I needed! We've had a very productive week here at home, so I thought I'd share the Spring Break Recap for this year. As soon as Friday afternoon quitting time View Post
We've had a lazy, restful weekend, which is exactly what our household needed. Hubby's back has been hurting him, I'm having phantom shingles-like pain in my right side, and the teen has had a busy week at school. I did all of the deep cleaning View Post
We spent the weekend celebrating our boy's 17th birthday. I'm still not quite sure how in the world he is 17 already. It just seems like yesterday we were bringing home this tiny little bundle of joy on Valentine's Day. When I tell you the Lord View Post
Today the teen (I really need to stop calling him "the kid") and I finally ventured out of the house to do a few errands. The first stop was to see my mama. I am so thankful that I only live about three or four blocks away from my mama. It was a View Post
