Are you searching for Mother's Day gifts like I am? I'm a bit behind in the hunt for the best Mother's Day gift to treat mom to this year so I thought I would share some of my finds with you. Below you'll first find a Mother's Day Gift Guide with a variety of ideas. There is a beautiful necklace from Zales, a pretty essential oil diffuser from Home Depot, flowers and … [Read more...]
Our Family Camping Adventures
We are having such a blast on our family camping adventures. Our first camping trip was such a great experience that we went on a 2nd and we have already planned and scheduled our third. There will be a 4th one, most likely in September where we'll try out a new campground. You can read about our 1st time camping experience below. We share our top 7+ camping tips for … [Read more...]
Hunter: Our Warrior Grandson
For those that don't know our FIRST grandson was born early, 3 months premature. They call him a micro preemie, born at 1 lb 7 oz on April, 14, 2018. He was on and off a ventilator for a while so when he finally came off the vent for good it was so exciting and such a relief. For the first 3 months of his life he stayed in the NICU at a hospital in downtown Chicago. I … [Read more...]
Thoughts on What I’m Reading Right Now: What are You Reading?
A while back I wrote some tips on setting reading goals. I am pleased to say I have been reading every day since January 1st. It's not going as fast as I would like but I am meeting the goals I set out to accomplish. The goal was one page a day and I have far exceeded that. I figured since we are about to close on National Reading Month I should check in to let you know how my … [Read more...]
Setting Reading Goals: My Top 5 Tips.
I don't think they can decide but National Book Month is said to be in both January and October. Either way, one of my goals for this year and beyond is to read more. Setting reading goals has been so helpful for me. I wanted to read at least 1 page a day and I have been exceeding that and hope to get to reading 1 book a month. Soon enough. I know that sounds crazy to some … [Read more...]