When I became a mother I knew that someday I would have to let my boys leave the nest. I just didn’t know how quickly that day would come. As of this post, we are the proud parents of Andrew, a college student at Western Dakota Tech College perusing a degree in Diesel Mechanics, Carter,… Read More Letting Them Go
We live in a small community just outside of Rapid City. It is more like a suburb than anything. Just a few houses stretching along Interstate 90. It is peaceful. Quiet. Serene. This time of year as I sit out on my front porch in the mornings our neighborhood is being besieged by the rumble… Read More In the Grand Scheme of Things…
This School Year Will Be Crazy This 2020-2021 school year is filled with many questions and uncertainties that is for sure. There is an exceedingly crazy amount of finger pointing, passing the buck, and blaming going on in our country with no real solutions. I teach middle school students. Every quarter when I get a… Read More Teachers…We Got This!!
In our world of uncertainty and misinformation, I wanted to let you know what happened to me when I contracted the COVID-19 virus. If you think that this virus is a hoax, is just a simple cold or flu, or you think you won’t get it, hopefully, my story may change your mind. It All… Read More I Survived COVID-19
I want to thank everyone who has been reading and following my blog. My hope is that you can take some piece of my life and use it in yours. I am taking a tiny break to finalize my school year (it’s getting CRAZY), taking a mental break (to be away from my laptop), and… Read More I’ll Be Back…Very Soon
What’s for lunch? What’s for dinner? These 2 questions bombard me like episodes of “Chopped”. And my answer most days is “I don’t know.” So it’s time to finally attempt meal planning. My mother never planned meals unless it was for holidays. Our meals were very basic, Midwestern, “Meat & Potato” type meals. (She never… Read More 5 Meal Planning Websites When You’re Not Sure What You’re Doing
The end of the year is a perfect time for reflection. This is the last week of online learning and it has been a year for the record books. What Could I Have Done Differently I wish I could have overcome my fear of being on camera. I have a very poor self-image and it… Read More Reflection Time
God Creating Woman I am convinced that this was the conversation between God and Adam: “Adam look at the mess you are making around Paradise!” God exclaimed. “I’m sorry, Father,” Adam replied, “I will get it cleaned up soon after I am finished naming all of the animals and finding my shepherd’s hook.” God mumbled… Read More Juggling the Many Hats We Wear
I have been extremely blessed to be a mother. It all started on June 15, 2001, when Andrew came into the world. It was such a relief to me that he came to us beautiful and healthy with all of the problems we were having. (Those stories will be coming in the days and months… Read More Blessed to be a Mother
Up until Friday, I was doing pretty well with my fitness regimen and being in a calorie deficit. My calorie app says I am on track to hit my goal in early October if I do the gradual weight loss. But Friday afternoon it hit me…HARD! My cravings for junk food was extremely strong. I… Read More Bring on the Junk Food!