To Sum It Up

It was spring break this week. Connor went to visit my parents in LA for the week. I was looking forward to sleeping in, alas the bathroom workers decided this was a good week to show up at 7:30am most of the days. #awesome


Here are some good things I came across this week:

Anyone that is a parent and has gone anywhere outside their home has probably seen someone side glare at them or make comments under their breath about their children. My kids are not an inconvenience (for you) was a good read about that.


Crockpot chicken enchilada casserole - I haven't tried it yet, but it looks so easy, I plan to make it soon.


The New York Times article, Being a Sober Parent in a Wine Mom Culture, is worth a read. It's important for everyone to think about why and how much they are drinking.


It's always good to have a little perspective in life and On the Day I Die did that for me.


We haven't used or had a microwave in years and usually when people find out, they don't understand how we exist without one. Why we don't use a microwave does a good job explaining some of the reasons microwaves aren't so healthy. If it's too long, skip to the bottom and check out the alternatives to microwaves.


I'm trying to decide between buying this mama tee or this tired and happy tee. They both sum up my life right now well!


I hope you have a great weekend, surrounded by those you love and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Happy Easter!

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To Sum it Up

To say that this past week has been crazy feels like an understatement. It started with me getting the stomach flu on Friday and ending up in the ER...and as the nurse said, some fluids and meds go a long way. It allowed me to rally and show up at four friends market on Saturday. Of course, I wasn't fully better and didn't even start eating again until Monday. Then Ian got sick. Not the flu, but more of an extreme exhaustion. On Monday night, Connor got the stomach flu and threw up every 30 minutes to hour all.night.long. This kind of threw off my whole week. I went into sanitizing mode and literally cleaned everything in my house to stop the spread, after all, it's Isla's birthday week. Then, I worked in both kids classes all morning on Wednesday. Yesterday, Callum woke for the day at almost 5am (so still in the 4:00 hour) and NEVER NAPPED. Needless to say, yesterday was fun. But today. Today is Isla's birthday!!! Woot, woot! So we rally. She has a school celebration in the morning and her grandparents are coming over for dinner. Then, her party is tomorrow morning. It's a mani-pedi party at a local salon. Should be nice and girly and lots of fun. Enough about my crazy week. 

Here's some things I came across this week:

If I wanted to spend a lot of money, I would buy one of these dresses. 

Hilarious parent tweets. 

Average grocery bills. I always find this kind of thing fascinating. 

"Body safety" tips for kids. I found this full of great ideas. 

And if you are sarcastic and want a good laugh about motherhood, look up Sanctimommy on facebook. Amazing. 

Alright folks, have a great weekend! We will be celebrating an adorable six year old, so it should be a good one over here.

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We have kind of a busy weekend ahead of us. Tonight we are headed to a 1920's themed party. I normally hate themed parties, but I actually semi got on the bandwagon and am wearing a sort of period dress. Semi and sort...that's about as close as I get for themed parties! Then Saturday it's more backyard work for us before having some neighbors over for dinner. 

Some things from this week:

I made this for dinner last night. It was tasty and the kids didn't whine and complain, so I'm calling it a win. 

I've always just said no to a top sheet, so I got a bit of a kick finding out I'm not alone in this. 

Speaking of sheets, I am on the hunt for some grey ticking stripe sheets that I don't have to sell a kidney to purchase. Tell me if you see any for a decent price anywhere. 

This. Not only is it important to see life beyone our own tiny circle, it's also important to love and support others. 

I've always been interested in the royal family (yay for baby #3!), so enjoyed this. 

Whether you have nothing or tons of things planned for this weekend, I hope you enjoy it. 

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To Sum It Up

You know when you just need a weekend where you get stuff done? That's what we need AND what we are doing this weekend. After going, going, going for weeks, it's time to hunker down and check some things off our to do list.


Some things this week:

This is a good reminder that everything we see on social media isn't "real". I was particularly laughing about the picnic scenario.

I hardly ever buy myself new clothes (I am a thrift store girl myself), but couldn't pass up this dress. I mean, stripes AND pockets! Now to wait for it to arrive.

I don't really feel that the 90's was that long ago and that much has changed, but I still found this funny.

I want this pillow for our couch. Maybe as a subliminal message for the whole family.

Another reminder that as parents we need to be diligent about what our kids are doing on phones/electronics. And as a side note, I'm proud of this guy for sharing his story even though he knew people would attack him for "being a bad parent".

After a very stressful hour of my life (first world problems, I know), I managed to score us tickets to the museum of ice cream in San Francisco and am over the moon excited about it...now to wait until our date in October!


Enjoy your weekend!

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^^ Every time Callum wears this shirt, someone thinks he is a girl...yesterday it was a mom at ballet.

We get to find out the kids teachers today, they start school on Monday. Ian and I have a date planned for this weekend are are going to take a trip to Ikea for some little decor items for the house...and I am sure a house plant or two will come home with us at the same time. Other than that, it's a chill weekend before the school schedule once again begins. 

Some things this week:

A guy in our neighborhood that has three kids and is in his 30's died this week and it hit close to home. A day later, I saw this article and found it to be a good one about what I would want my kids to know if I died young. 

I really, really, really want to score tickets to the Museum of Ice Cream when it is in San Francisco in September. 

I am wanting to add more family photos to our house and this is my inspiration for one wall. 

Speaking of that, where do you get your photo books? I usually use shutterfly, but am thinking of trying out this deal. 

I knew I wasn't crazy for watching the same shows over and over! It's Friends and How I Met Your Mother for me. How about for you?

That's all I've got. Go forth and have a great weekend!

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