This is one of those weekends that was so jammed packed I need a weekend to recover from the weekend. My sister came home from Georgia for her bridal shower. (Woohoo! We miss her lots.) Her cocktail bridal shower started off the weekend (more on that later).Check out that haul! Luckily, we can share everything virtually through Pinterest, and our blogs (she is over at Budget Bungalow).Wisconsin also had a huge weekend in sports. Brewers win, followed by Wisconsin Badgers beating Nebraska, ...
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Happy Birthday!
Yesterday was my husband's birthday. I wish I could say I did something super crafty and cute and totally blog worthy that would inspire you all, but I didn't. His birthday always has a way of sneaking up on me. I am still in summer mode and then bam! it is his birthday. Really? Fall already? How did that happen?We managed to fit in a birthday lunch at Qdoba (his choice). Fancy, I know. I also dropped off a birthday treat at his work, kringle (pecan and cheese) from O&H. Yum! For those of ...
Family Friday: Summer Wrap-Up
I cannot believe summer is almost over! I also cannot believe that I will not be going back to work (I'm a teacher) and am blessed enough to stay at home with my munchkins.Seriously, could I be anymore blessed? (If only I had 10 matching baskets for my shelf...jk!). I happen to live in a pretty awesome community. It is where I was born and raised and after college chose to come back to to raise my own family. We are right on the shores of Lake Michigan and our beach was ranked as the 10th best ...
10 Steps To A Great School Year and Raising A Stand Up Kid
1. Sit down with you child and explain to them your expectation. Tell them how you expect them to act in the classroom, lunchroom, hallway, recess, etc. Tell them how you expect them to treat adults and other children. So many parents assume their child knows how they are expected to act in school and would be astonished if they were a fly on the wall in their child's classroom. Don't assume your child knows, make sure they know. Sitting down to have this kind of conversation tells them you ...
Family Friday: 5 Year Wedding Anniversary
Today we are celebrating the start of our family. That's right! My husband and I have been married 5 years!! We got our first jobs, our first cars, our first apartment, our first house (remodeled and redecorated it), our first kid (and another) in the last 5 years. That is a lot of first. My husband and I met in an art class in college at the University of Wisconsin our sophomore year. When I arrived late to class the very first day, I plopped down in the very first open seat I saw and it ...