Slices of Life

 *Originally posted March 7, 2017 when the boys were-- you guess it, 9, 11, & 12!   I enjoy writing these posts each year and seeing how our schedule and daily life changes from one year to the next. As my boys are getting older I notice that we are doing a lot more traditional schoolwork (per their request) and that lends itself pretty nicely to a more set schedule. Even on days we have a scheduled class or field trip planned we still tend to find a bit of time to sit down before leaving the house and getting some spelling, math and reading work accomplished. Today we were home the whole day and it went something like this: 6:15 my husband awakes and in the process wakes me up; it's unusual for him to be up first and we joke that his alarm clock was broken today. I creep into the hallway and shut all the boys' doors so they aren't woken up by the sound of my husband downstairs; Evan, however, is already up and heads downstairs for his hour of screen time. ...

We had a lovely weekend. Alec headed back to school, Ian arrived home from Las Vegas, we turned our clocks ahead for spring and my husband and I had a wonderful date night out. We're supposed to have a few sunny days in the 60's this week and I could not be more thrilled!     We had a fabulous link up last week and I loved seeing all the St. Patrick's day, Easter, & spring themed posts linked up.  Most Popular Posts from Last Week:  Share 4 Somethings February by Wisdom & Wrinkles   Some Others that Caught My Eye:    Tuesday Tea- Spring Tea Towel by One Season to the Next   Corned Beef Grilled Cheese Recipe by Drugstore Divas    Cute Decoupage Easter Bunny Mason Jars by Hunny I'm Home      This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is f...

It's the second Monday and time for Share Our Lives. The monthly link up where we share snippets of our lives. This month we're talking about some of our most frequent grocery store buys.  I don't know why but I find I am rather fascinated by what people buy at the grocery store. I tend to check out the carts of those around me as we shop too.  I've noticed our groceries change every few years. I remember when the boys were little I'd buy 3 gallons of milk a week! I had big milk drinkers. Even my husband would order milk to drink when we went out to restaurants...  now weirdly no one really ever drinks it so I don't buy any!     But since this is all about the things we DO buy and those things that we buy frequently I thought I'd share those things that seem to ALWAYS be on my list now. Mostly we shop the perimeter of the store: Fruit:  Berries of all kinds-- 2 containers of strawberries,  1 container each of: raspberries, blackberries, and bluebe...

Well, I feel pretty safe in saying this is one February we're never going to forget! With a record breaking blizzard that hit at the end of the month and stranded Evan and I down in North Carolina for 3+ additional/unplanned days it sure ended with a bang.  1.  Thankful for a lazy day with no plans.  A lazy day watching TV and resting around the house. 2,483 steps.  2. So thankful to get out of the house and enjoy some shopping.  Gym, school with Evan, library (that was STILL closed; the heating has been broke for nearly a week now), Target, Lowe's, home to work on housework & cards. 9,239 steps.   3.  So thankful the stomach pains subsided a few hours after returning home from yoga.  Attempted yoga at the gym, came home 1/2 way through feeling sick and spent a lazy day on the computer and watching TV; rallied in the afternoon to clean the upstairs and make dinner. 3,139 steps.   4. So thankful for a delicious lunch out with my ...