The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Would you LOOK at all of these amazing children’s Christmas books? Each night since December 1st, my son has been opening a book before bedtime as we participate in A Bookish Countdown To Christmas, thanks to HarperCollins View Post
Meet “Sprite”. Yes, he’s kind of scary looking in a clownish kind of way. Yes, he is homemade. And YES, this is our family’s “Elf on the Shelf”. Don’t laugh. I said, don’t laugh! OK. Laugh. Because we do. I discovered Sprite View Post
Do you have holiday traditions that your family always looks forward to each year? We have a few, but I have always wanted to add a few more to make this time of the year really special for my son. So why haven’t I done this yet? View Post
Well, another Thanksgiving is in the books and it’s back to work for me today. I really enjoyed being off for 9 delicious days, but it seems like it went so fast! I did manage to clean out two closets while I was off, so I feel a bit more View Post
Can I get an amen? I don’t know about y’all, but I’m staying in today! And if you do go out today, y’all be safe out there! View Post
I hope your blessings are too many to count. Happy Thanksgiving! View Post
Friday at 3:15 PM, my 9 day Thanksgiving holiday break from work started and, let me tell you, I was TOO excited to see it coming. I’ve been very busy at work organizing two closets in my library, lesson planning, the usual classroom work, and also View Post
Last weekend E.B. and I were doing our weekly shopping at a local grocery store and I saw what I thought was an “ok” wreath for our door for Fall. My very favorite wreath is still in storage and I have been lazy about going out to get our Fall View Post
In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt View Post
Once a holiday known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day was created to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. While we take time to remember all those who serve or have served our country, there are also some great freebies and View Post
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty If I have learned anything about being a mother, I think the above quote View Post
