Welcome to mommyhood, Princess Kate! Another of Queen Elizabeth's great-grandchild is here, and it is a boy. I am not qualified to tell her what to do, I struggle along this path of motherhood daily. Sweet Mercy, I hope to make it through the teenage years. It is the hardest, yet most fulfilling job I have ever had. Some days I want to quit. Some days I look at our miracles and my stomach flutters with pure joy. But, if Kate and I were hanging out, sipping a spot of tea. Here is what I ... View the Post
Marching to the Spring Drum
Life gets so busy and time is going so fast. I scroll through pictures in my phone and am amazed at how grown the boys are. Finn reminds me of things like, "I only have two more Spring Breaks until I go to college." And y'all, it is so hard. So, I am hitting the pause button more often, with them and for me. .This past spring break, we headed to Northwest Arkansas for me to work, for the boys to play, and for Finn to get an up close tour of the Nanoscience building by the department head. ... View the Post
Arkansas Sunday Drive ~ Ponca
We love living on an Arkansas State Park. However, one thing we have to be diligent about is leaving it. Y'all come here for vacation, we leave for vacation. We do spend a lot of our weekends at our cabin in the woods. But then sometimes things like this happen that bring along a WOWZERS moment...... Isn't it beautiful? In just over 24 hours, we received 4.1 inches of rain here at the park and the waterfall was ROARING. We all went to the overlook to check it out. Little Buckaroo sat in ... View the Post
Busyness from the Yeses
We had our first snow on the mountain last week. The boys were up EARLY ready to go out and play and of course, they wanted me to go out with them. My first thoughts were NOOOO....warm bed...more coffee. And, then I looked in the eyes of our baby who will be 9 years old in a few days and saw how fast it is going by. “And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And ... View the Post
I Was Taught to Dream by Chasing Fireflies
Chasing fireflies in the evening is one of my favorite childhood memories. Growing up, my mom was raising four kids (three of them boys, have mercy) pretty much alone, yet, she always made sure that our childhoods were full of happiness and good times. When my mom, aka the world’s best grandma, came to visit recently for a few weeks, she asked the boys if they had been out to catch fireflies this summer. She was appalled that I had not taken them out yet. Plans were made, jars were ... View the Post