The Return to Learn 2021

Last Tuesday started another school year. It doesn't look significantly different from last year here in the district where Peanut and Twix go to school. They were in-seat  with masks for 2020-2021 school year and did very well overall. This year, masks are required for grades K-5 and highly recommended for grades 6-12. Every year, …

Awww Monday

There's not a lot of awwwdorble things going on in our world today. The grand girls are with their father for summer visitation and won't be back until the end of July. Because they will have spent time in a couple COVID-19 "hot spot" states, we will not be able to see them as soon …

Spontaneous childhood joy

I believe as we get older, we lose our childhood ability to experience spontaneous joy. While many of us love to see snow with all its glistening beauty...we love it mainly from inside a warm home drinking hot chocolate and wearing fuzzy slippers. Especially when the temps are sub-freezing. However, there are times when a …

Awww Monday: Autumn Grand Girls

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Autumn! Schedules have been wonky with Entrepreneur and Cabo's health issues, but I was able to grab the grand girls and try and capture a few pics for the year. Autumn color is not peak yet, but the winds and cold temps make me wonder how long …

Eleventeen

Today is Peanut's birthday. Eleven years ago today I was promoted to Nana status. Last year, Peanut officially broke into double digits. This year, she's adding tween attitude. 🙂 She is my oldest grand girl. And, life has dealt her a lot of change in eleven years. Now, she'll be headed into more change as …