• Hooray for Pre-K!

    Today was N's first day of Pre-K and it totally rocked.  It will take some time adjusting to the fact that our day has to get started a little earlier in order to get everything done that needs to be, and making sure he has lunch in time to be…

  • Back to school traditions.

    One of the things I've done for N every year before his first day of school is make him some sort of special treat.  Last year I tried my hand at the pencil cake which turned out great. This year I opted for something a little more simple.  I made…

  • One last hurrah!

    Tonight we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese's as a surprise before N heads to Pre-K on Tuesday.  The kids had a blast.  I ended up running into a friend from church so that was nice.  Other than that we enjoyed the pizza, games and of course getting to…

  • We’re not Irish, but no one noticed.

    I took the kids to Irish Fest today and we had such a great time.  The kids got to get their faces painted, jump on bounce houses, be part of a cool concert, and eat some yummy food!  They split a fresh squeezed cherry lemonade and some hot kettle corn. …

  • Five Things: Labor Day Weekend

    Although I never take a day off as a mom (as I am sure many of you can relate to), I am looking forward to a few good things this weekend. I am finally getting a much needed – and deserved – haircut and color.  I am excited to try…

  • We’re getting ready!

    N is getting quite excited about starting Pre-K next week.  We began our countdown earlier this week with a cool countdown paper chain that N gets to take a link off of each day as we get closer.  And I'm sure we'll end up having one last hurrah this Labor Day…

  • It’s only a matter of time.

    Recently I've been telling N to "act your shoe size, not your age!" when his behavior is less than acceptable.  I am not looking forward to the day I have to actually declare that as an opposite statement because that will mean he's getting bigger!  He's such a great helper to…

  • Friends & Fondue.

    Tonight I enjoyed a fun night out with a few local moms for some tasty treats!  We celebrated Ladies Night at Melting Pot.  I hadn't been there since the time I took my sister there and it was just as good as I remember it. We got a steal of …

  • Declining industry.

    I had an appearance this morning on KCTV 5 news, a station I actually had not been to before today, and I totally learned about something I never thought would actually happen. You know how when you watch the news and you see the anchors there, looking into the camera lens…