Last week, Sebastian had his wellness visit. Now that he's 15 years old I dread these visits. I have anxiety and stress about finding out something is wrong with my fur baby. But I still do them. Every single year I take him in for his wellness visit and vaccinations. This year, they found something. Sebastian has lost a little over a pound since his visit last year. And then upon physical examination, a lump was found on his throat. A lump! When the doc told me my baby had a lump on his throat ...
Veggie Tales Every Day with God
I remember when I wanted to start introducing God to Peyton. I mean, I always talked about God and Jesus around her. But she didn't really understand. We did try out Sunday school but that was a complete disaster, so we left. But I really do feel she needs to know about God, so how do I do that? Veggie Tales Every Day with God is a great way to introduce little ones to God. There are 365 devotionals to help children learn about God and to be kind to one another. On Day 2 the devotional is - ...
The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel
If you've read any of my children's book reviews you know I am a huge fan of The Berenstain Bears. Well, they have a new book coming out in a few days, The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel. Just in time for the holidays a new Berenstain Bears book! In The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel we catch up with Brother, Sister and Honey. The children are outside building a big, huge snowbear! Honey loses interested in building the snowbear and starts doing snow angels nearby. ...
A Royal Christmas to Remember
Christmas is right around the corner and one of my favorite things to do around Christmas is to read books to Peyton. Starting December 1st we start reading one book every night. One NEW book every night. A Royal Christmas to Remember is fabulous addition to our holiday tradition. A Royal Christmas to Remember is the 13th book in a series called Princess Parables written by Jeanna Stolle Young. The story focuses on five princesses - Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope. The weather has ...
Absences Add Up
Depending on where you are – your kids have likely been in school for a month or two already. Have they missed any days during that time? How many? Is that even something you think about regularly? When they did miss – you probably did everything you needed to do to ensure that they stayed caught up, right? Unfortunately, there are kids out there who do not have that luxury and they are falling behind. A student who misses just two days of school each month — 18 days total in the year — is ...
Spend Less Time Scraping This Winter
I know no one wants to talk about the snow and ice that will be here before we know it. I've heard that we will be having an early winter from many of the local farmers. And that we are going to have tons of snow. Neither of those sentences makes me very happy. I live in Minnesota and we get some nasty winters. I also do not have a garage so my car sits outside all day long and all night long. And the one thing I hate about winter is having to scrap my windows! Plus I'm short and I have a Dodge ...