In years past the Niceville Chamber of Commerce has put on the annual fireworks show on 4th of July. Niceville is a small town with a small budget ($30,000 which is A LOT of money but not for fireworks I am told!) Last year the Chamber did not have the budget for the […]

When is enough, enough? SO i am feeling rather confused right now… I have been actively fund raising with the PTO and others in my children’s school for some time. We try hard to cover all the little extras and some of the essentials. We do try very hard to take care of […]

Daddy all serious giving sage advice to his ‘height challenged’ son about hitting low and how to tackle a big guy. As the dad spoke his words of wisdom the son continued to attempt to interupt…. Dad….Dad?
Finally Dad with a look of expectation of understanding the finer points of tackling… answered “Yes son?”…
Hey, can […]

My son’s school is holding the annual International Music Festival splitting the grades performing over two mornings. It has been a much anticipated event with costumes made and food prepared to represent the countries included in the performances. Today was Grades K, 2, and 4. with my 2nd grader having the opportunity […]

So I am now planning for the empty playground. I guess this is the first step in preparation for the empty nest. My youngst is off to kindergarten in August. I attended my first PTO meeting this week, we have kindergarten orientation on Friday and my daydreams are currently filled with “spare […]

My 5 year old girl absolutely went nuts over Barbie this year. I had sheltered her from Barbie as best I could until the neighbor shared the delightful girlie experience EVERY afternoon. So I capitulated and got her Barbie for her birthday this year. Keeping her away from Barbie worked just as […]

On this rare occasion my husband and I went out on a date. Our wonderful baby sitter had put the children to bed and all was good for the night.
We arrived home and I was getting the run down on how the night at home went with the kids. There seemed to only […]

Grandpa adores his grandkids and of course he believes they are all handsome/pretty and smart! We were just sitting around chatting one afternoon and Grandpa was commenting about just how my 4 year old girl is absolutely beautiful. He just finds it amazing that we have such a beautiful child. No one […]

On our recent drive down to Orlando we stopped in at Grandpas for an overnight stay. We also stopped in on the return trip home. It was a great opportunity to break up the drive and visit with family.
On the drive back to Grandpa’s place we stopped at the local cemetery to visit […]

My blonde 4 year old has her own way of speaking…
kapleece - people who keep the streets safe from crime
babatisim - religious act ….
Spongeabob - SpongeBob SquarePants
sunscream - protects your skin from sun damage
speed lemon - speed for vehicles and fruit?