As a little girl I played school every waking moment. I had a real grade book, my fifth grade teacher would send me home with real worksheets and I had a red pen for grading! I wanted to be a teacher. I started my college career as an education major. You'd think after loving school and wanting to be a teacher I'd be thrilled to sit down and teach Jackson. Don't get me wrong, we've always worked on our ABC's and 123's. We've read books together since he was a newborn. I teach him; Continue Reading
Nine Things I Learned In October
Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with more treats than tricks! And I hope you get a lot of Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins in your goody bag! It's hard to believe October is already over! Tonight we will brave the cold (and possible rain) to do some Trick-or-Treating! As we say goodbye to October, here's a few things I learned... When Your Kid Wants You to Dress Up, You Dress Up! Jackson has known since early summer what he wanted to be for Halloween. He wanted to be Batman and he Continue Reading
Seven Things I Learned in September
As September comes to a close, I'm reflecting on what I learned this month... I have Quite the Competitive Streak This is our third year to participate in the OKC Apraxia Walk and I was determined to raise $1000. The past two years we've been the top fundraising team and I wanted to earn that title again. Well, we raised $1000 and then $2000, but a team is still beating us by several hundred dollars. It's been a hard pill to swallow, y'all! John thinks I'm crazy! He doesn't understand why I'm Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {September 2017}
It's Friday, It's Friday, It's Friday! It's also the official start of Autumn, but Oklahoma is confused and is still cranking out summer like temperatures. Thankfully, it's supposed to be cooler next week. I am really ready to say goodbye to shorts and hello to the cute Fall clothes hanging in my closet! Today I'm linking up for Friday Favorites and there's a few Fall finds on my list, since it is my most favorite time of the year! The Champions Club Next Saturday is the Apraxia Walk Continue Reading
Ten Things I Learned In August
I cannot believe August has already come and gone! It seems like I was just buying school supplies and sending Jackson to his first day of Kindergarten. We now have two weeks of school under our belts and we're gearing up for a fun Labor Day Weekend in Texas. As we say goodbye to August, I eagerly anticipate my favorite time of the year - FALL!!!!! Here's a few things I learned during our last month of summer... I'm On Two Book Launch Teams In the next few months I will be promoting Holley Continue Reading