Category: Time to Celebrate

I love fall and especially Halloween. I love decorating the house and making my kids costumes and getting them dressed up and going to parties and festivals and, of course, trick-or-treating. But I also love …

You see that girl right there? That’s my now 9 year-old Sugarplum. She was my baby who screamed what felt like all day. The one who didn’t want to sit down, was constantly wiggling out …

I know more than a few families that ended up with more kids than was planned or expected. That found themselves with just one more baby when they didn’t really see it coming. A lot …

Last week, we got invited to a homeschool rollerskating event. It was open to all ages, but aimed at tweens/preteens aged 9-14. And that’s when it hit Sugarplum: on her 9th birthday today, she’s a …

Today my eldest baby is 11. Time has flown by and she’s in full pre-teen mode. She is definitely one heck of an amazing kid, but life with Honeybun can sometimes be tough. These are the …

I like to say that my pregnancies were uncomplicated. Because, compared to many other mommies who have suffered loss and health problems, my pregnancies seems like a breeze. But the truth is, my third pregnancy …

Growing up, I always thought St. Patrick’s Day was a fun holiday. What’s not to love about everyone wearing green and celebrating rainbows and leprechauns? After living in Dublin, Ireland for a few years, though, …

With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday done for the year, it’s time for another Homeschool Thursday, hosted by Life of a Homeschool Mom! This amazing resource of over 70 publishers …

Halloween through Christmas often feels like a whirlwind. There’s so much going on, so much that I want to accomplish to make the holidays great (because if I mess it up, I have to wait …

More than a decade and a half ago, I met a guy. It was my first week of college and my only friend (who I met on the way to orientation after she fell down the …