The Suits Sisters

(because Five on Friday never happened) 1. How to deal with a cranky butt toddler when you want a clean(er) house and it's 4PM on a Friday  2. Sometimes you stop by the thrift store when they're having a 50% off sale intending to buy one thing (huge, brand new white board//$5) and end up with a chair that helps your kitchen nook look a little more matchy matchy and it makes you smile more than a white board would have//$3  3. We accidentally fell into the Dark Hole of American Girl when I  checked out The American Girl Encyclopedia (no joke). I thought the girls would skim through it and move on, but Caris has memorized every page and has her heart set on Julie . I've explained, in kind words, that while extremely cute and fun looking, AG wants to rob us of all our money ("No hun, Julie and one outfit is $115. Julie + her " egg chair " would be $215") It's given us a chance to talk about saving money and if nothing else, day dream t...

5 things I love about today 1. Waking up before my family 2. Hearing my three year old say "y'all"  2. My husband+family, willing to drive 1.5 hours to look at a van sold by two twenty-year old CarMax workers, that I decided not to buy (And my poor family never complained once) 3. Chasing my five year old with the hand-held vacuum, sucking up her hair and clothes & listening to her squeal.  5. Meeting up with my mom and sister for an evening of shopping! (this happens never) Okay,  just one more picture Easter...

thank you, Liza In the last few weekends, Kent went away on two "Mid Winter Camp" trips. Here are five tips on surviving single parenthood that worked for me. 1. Keep expectations low  Your vision statement for the weekend should be, "I exist to help my children eat three meals a day, clean their bottoms, clothe them (if going out in public) and keep them from extreme physical harm". No crafts, house projects, forced warm fuzzy moments or personal care for yourself. 2. Stay the course  Bed time and discipline should stay the same even though you may be tempted to put them to bed at 4PM and let them rule the world for "a mere"  three days. 3. Eat the food  Go out to eat (Chick fil A for us+extended play time on their playground) and cook easy meals. As in, a pre-made pizza on Saturday night and leftover pizza for Sunday lunch. Let that food fill the solo parenting void in your soul. Eat so unhealthily that when your spouse returns you put your...

Weekends are for.. An invitation, from a friend at church, to a Frozen Breakfast  Pizza & a movie night while wearing jammie pants + a Crossing Guard Yellow tank top  Post church tackles  Frozen Sunday lunch soup that tastes better than it looks  Smelling your "Wuvey" while watching tv  Hitting your forehead on the fire place for the first time (See Post Church Tackles above)  Riding to church together like a real a family! And the cutest little outfit for church