Author: traci

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner – August 6, 2017

    This is my first week back at school so it’s going to be CRAZY. The Imaginative One and I have a dental appointment on Monday morning.  The Wee One has a doctor’s appointment also on Monday morning.  (Hubby is taking him.) I have a chiro appointment on Tuesday. Then work on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.…

  • It’s been almost a year since she died.  I haven’t been where she is buried in that year.  I’ve been close but have not had the strength to go there. Yesterday I took the time and visited her and my grandparents.  (Their ashes are buried in the same plot/ area.) As I cried, I listened…

  • Hotel Fun and Then Fish – Day 2 Part 1

    Join me on Saturdays for posts about our South Carolina trip. Hotel Fun The boys decided they wanted to form a duck choir while we were in the hotel room. The boys wanted to pretend they were T-Rexes. They ran around the room with part of their arm in their shirts. After all the fun…

  • In June 2016, the boys had Vacation Bible School.  I opted not to drive home because I would turn right around to go and pick them up.  So I went to the local outdoor mall. The bookstore at the mall had Mary Kay Andrews speaking about her newest book Weekenders. From her talk, I knew I…

  • All because it was humid

    It was Friday morning of our vacation. I got early to walk the beach. All of the sudden my camera was not working.  The photos were hazy. What was wrong with my camera?  (Insert some not nice words.) I tried wiping my lens because it could have been condensation.  Maybe it was the other end…

  • Holland, Michigan – Monday afternoon – Windmill Island Park – Flowers, Dike, and Canal

    Holland, Michigan is known for its Dutch influence. One of the parks has beautiful gardens, buildings, and an authentic windmill. Join me today for photos of the gardens.

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? – July 30, 2017

    This week is kinda weird. Actually it’s kind of busy. This week I have professional development 3 mornings and 1 afternoon to take my son to the fair so he can work 4 times Vacation Bible School Tues. – Fri. Kung Fu Tues, Thurs Going out to work Tues. I did a little bit of…

  • Dollar Store First Aid Kit

    When my boys went to Boy Scout Camp, I needed to make sure they had a personal first aid kit. I knew there was going to be an infirmity if they had a serious injury. All they needed was band-aids, first aid ointment, and something to clean up his injury. So we headed to the…

  • South Carolina – Day 1 (Trip down to North Carolina)

    Join me on Saturdays for posts about our South Carolina trip. On June 22, we left for our South Carolina trip. The first two days of our trip were going to be spent in North Carolina before heading down to South Carolina.

  • 2017 Summer Bucket List Update

    It’s been about a month since I wrote out my summer bucket list so it’s time to recap the list.  My updates are in bold and have red font. Travel Rochester, NY – I enjoyed this trip.  I’ll start a series of photos from this trip in mid August. Folly Beach, SC – On Saturday, I’ll…