Source It’s pretty fair to say that the last year or so has been a tough time for pretty much everyone. In fact, that might even be something of an understatement. However, the harshness of winter can often make everything even more difficult and there are plenty of people in your life who many well be really struggling. One… Read more »
Raising teenagers is a tough commitment. Social pressures, academic demands and biological changes make this period of life stressful for teens and their parents. It’s important for adolescents to find healthy outlets for their stress and to search for positive activities to fill their free time. This can help teens build meaningful relationships and avoid poor choices and low self-esteem…. Read more »
Saturday, August 3rd was a very exciting day for us! The day that we adopted Luna! Luna is a very smart and very sweet German Shepherd mix. German Shepherd and St. Bernard from what we know. 🙂 We had been discussing getting a dog and actually drove about an hour away to look at a different dog that we were… Read more »
Yesterday we lost a beloved member of our family, our cat of almost 15 years…Frosty. He had not been eating very well for almost a month…and was slowly going downhill. There was nothing wrong that the vet could find, so maybe it was just his time. He was almost 15. The last few days of his life he had been… Read more »
Can you believe Christmas is so close now? I love this time of year! I just wanted to do a quick post to share some photos. Every year we like to make Christmas cookies – all different kinds! Last night we made sugar cookies. To be totally honest, Jace and the girls made these cookies. {I made the frosting.} 😉… Read more »
Last night we got to go to a fun Fargo Force fan dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. The Fargo Force is our local hockey team, and they set up a “fan dinner” for the kids in the kids club. The kids who are part of the kids club are basically season ticket holders. So this dinner was provided for them… Read more »
God given patience! It’s definitely there when I need it most. Like today when I pulled the carpet cleaner out to clean my carpet in the living room area upstairs. I also had to clean the actual carpet cleaner itself, too. Something I did not want to do—-ugh….but I did it anyways. Why?! Because it needed it! If you have… Read more »
First up is Frosty. We have been concerned because he is barely eating anymore and has lost weight. I took him to the vet and we had a right to be concerned. He has dental disease and has lost weight as a result of it. He is only 10 lbs. So skinny! 🙁 He was quite nervous at his checkup,… Read more »
Just sharing some of the recent pictures I have taken….enjoy! 🙂 Jadyn enjoys capturing grasshoppers and then setting them free… Flowers are still blooming in my butterfly garden! Speaking of butterflies, we have seen so many at the end of this summer and beginning of fall. It has just been amazing! 😀 This is really my favorite time of year… Read more »
Parenting and schooling are two things that rely on one another. Good parenting is impossible without good schooling. And good schooling is impossible without good parenting. So, you need to be aware of the importance of them both if you are going to succeed as a parent. However, when most parents try to get this balancing act right, they simply… Read more »