The  Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit Registration is Here! After many, many months of hard work and love, I’m so happy to announce registration for the Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit is open! This has been a labor of love. I want all […]

Covid-19 has been tough on so many of us. Economically, socially, physically and mentally. I have greater respect for my children’s teachers than ever before. Trying to help my youngest daughter and son through distance learning for the last marking period of the school year […]

Life lesson to overcome hard things. Challenges can be emotional or physical. We tell ourselves stories that may or not be true. Modify your story, your physical or emotional circumstance to overcome. Weight journey.

Today I’ve got the kids working on their summer assignments.  For my son Lawboy, this means hours practicing his violin and viola for the arts school he attends.  For my own homework, I’ve been working on creating videos.  I worked on this one a few […]

It’s July 14, and not only is it Bastille Day in France (technically la Fête nationale or le 14 Juilet), but France is playing in the World Cup finals tomorrow. In honor of these two momentous events, I’ve put together a roundup of creative ways […]

I know it’s an overly dramatic title. Music is not really dead, but I feel a large part of Firstborn’s life is being put away. Firstborn has been playing in an orchestra since just after his third grade year. That’s roughly 12 years. It has […]

This last week I accompanied Lawboy as a chaperone on his school’s orchestra/band trip to Chicago. I’ve been to Chicago a few times before, and the city never fails to make me happy. I love, LOVE, the variety and quality of food there. I love […]

Wow! I had high hopes, but Whirlwind it’s official! He has been accepted into all three schools he applied to. Academically he was sixth in his class at the beginning of the year, (I’m not quite sure where he stands right now), but one of […]

Lawboy has applied to the performing arts high school Firstborn attends, AND BEEN ACCEPTED!  The competition was tough.  Several violinists auditioned and only four were accepted.  I am bursting at the seems with pride in his accomplishments.  I was hoping he would get in–my dad […]

I am proud of my boys.  We have a county wide youth orchestra once a year.  Everyone auditions with the same selected pieces and then they are placed in chairs. Firstborn auditioned and for the first time in several years, he is first chair! I […]