Category Archives: Family

Lessons Learned From Death

I know this sounds like a weird topic to blog about, but, it is something pretty meaningful to me right now. One year ago today, my Grandpa died. [..]

About Me, Faith, Family

Rockford, IL restaurant deals for the family

Budget Monday is on saving money at the restaurants. Since I am from Rockford,IL I am writing this for my local peeps. I will update this post as [..]

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The rainbow

Columbus Day today! The kids had the day off of school and we started the day with breakfast at home followed by a trip to the dentist. How [..]

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New Year’s Traditions

Yesterday I was doing a little research about the Jewish New Year : Rosh Hashanah And, what learned, very simply is this : The New Year began this [..]

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Mothering is hard! But, it doesn’t always have to be!

Ok, so a few years ago I had kids. And, I came across a letter I wrote to a friend in May of 2007. Oh how I love to hear [..]

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Getting my kids organized

Every day use to be a struggle getting to school on time and in to bed in a quick fashion. My 6 year old kept asking me for [..]

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Chores and other fun stuff!

When my kids were younger than three years old I was frustrated one day about the lack of organization and discipline with our daily schedule. So, I developed [..]

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Rockford, IL Vacation Bible School List

Hello Friends and Family! So, I was trying to figure out when this year’s Vacation Bible Schools were in Rockford, IL for 2011. I have compiled a list of [..]

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Blizzard of 2011!

Well, what a crazy day! The weather men predicted right – we got snow – lots of snow! The official snow report is 14.3″. The crazy thing about [..]

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The Tooth Fairy Finally Came!

So, slacker mom that I am, I forgot to be Tooth Fairy! Maisie lost her 5th tooth on Saturday. This same night she was going to spend the [..]

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