The boys had the pleasure of experiencing one of childhood's greatest joys yesterday.....the SNOW DAY!!! I think anyone who lives in a cold weather/snowy climate will agree- there are few things more exciting than waking up to the news that SCHOOL IS CANCELLED!!! I have vivid memories of waking up as a child in my… Continue reading Snow day
Oh, sigh. Life feels heavy at the moment. COVID is hitting Ivan's close friends & family circle hard in Mexico right now. I won't go into many details, as it's not really my story to tell. But he has lost several people close to him in a short time span and it is heart breaking.… Continue reading Be happy now
1- Finally getting my Christmas decorations taken down!! I love Christmas so much, but there does come a point when I'm like, okay, it is OVER. Could the magic Christmas fairy please come in and just remove everything now?? 🙂 Since we we left for vacation right after New Year's, I didn't have a chance… Continue reading 5 Good Things
Ahhh I say this every time, but after any time away I really do love getting back into my normal routines. I'm such a weird mix....I LOVE traveling so much but I also LOVE just being at home. 🙂 It's January 12th today and I'm excited to finally really dive into my "new year's" stuff.… Continue reading Normal life & fresh slate
We made it. It is the LAST DAY of 2020. Whoa. I, for one, am most excited because I can fully and officially start using my new planner tomorrow! 😁 What a year, what a year. When I look back, I think...did that just happen? IS THIS still happening?? It is so surreal. Yet, if… Continue reading 2020 Year in Review
The kids have been home fulltime again for over 4 weeks now. (They went virtual Monday of Thanksgiving week.) I am feeling READY for them to go back to school. With the colder weather and no sports happening AND now no school (winter break) to keep them occupied, I am just feeling like there is… Continue reading Pick. Up. Your. Stuff.
And just like that, it's December 20th! It's Christmas week. Love these cool wooden Advent calendars! (Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash) Here's a little rundown of where we sit: 🌲 Kids are officially on winter break! They have an extended, two full weeks off this year (originally planned when they had been in-person). 🌲Still… Continue reading Christmas week
I touched yesterday on the fact that I was feeling a bit of "gift fatigue". It's not even really just "gift fatigue", though that has been the department that has caused me the most headaches this year. The Christmas season is just always so crazy! It's one of those HUGE Catch-22s for me (and many,… Continue reading Christmas chaos
Morning! Now only 10 days until Christmas. My "favorite" part of the Christmas season has officially passed....I actually really love the time between ~Thanksgiving and right about now. Those early December days are the best, to me. Once we get into the final days leading up to the 24th, there's always a sense of anxiety… Continue reading Screens & vaccines
I feel very grateful right now that I ended up having a really great day yesterday (despite my #mondayfail start). Some good things: 🔷 I was at a transition point for work (finished one big section of something on Friday, was about to start a new one yesterday). So I decided to take an hour… Continue reading Thank goodness
GRATEFUL KAE 