Posted June 13, 2023
In today’s over-scheduled world, it can feel laughable to try and create a Summer Break that is REALLY a break. But I want to encourage you to try! For me keeping our Summer Break as unscheduled as possible started out of pure necessity. It was seven years ago, and I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted August 9, 2019
As I mentioned earlier this week I have a super busy Fall coming up. The Cowkids go back to school in less than two weeks, and if you follow us on Instagram you know that I am currently back home with Ma and Pa in Wisconsin. I’ve decided to take… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 7, 2018
Today is the last day of school, and the first day of Summer Break. The Angels above are singing…do you hear them? When I underwent my Preventive Mastectomy two years ago I had to make a really hard decision…aside from the obvious. My surgery was the end of April and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 5, 2018
Two more days… Two more days and ALL of the Cowkids will officially be out of school for Summer Break. I am probably more excited then they are. No more frantic early mornings rushing around. 10 hours a week LESS driving back and forth to town. Sunshine, time with the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 25, 2018
I’m counting down the days until Summer, and each morning, it’s getting harder and harder to drag myself and the Cowkids into town before that first bell rings… I know I’m not the only one, and as a former teacher, my heart goes out to all those educators who are… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 7, 2017
It’s here at last…Summer break! We barely made it through this last month of school, and I can honestly say I’m more excited for Summer than my kids! I love having the Cowkids home and I will NOT miss having to drive back and forth to town 2 times a day.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 2, 2017
We have exactly 2 3/4 days of school left and I am over it. Every single end of year mom meme can 100% be applied to me this week. My children have gone to school with pants two inches too short, with holes in the knees, and polo shirts that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 3, 2015
This post is going to be short and sweet…I am over school, and I am counting down these last four days like a kid waiting for Christmas. I remember as a teacher being the same way (yes parents we are as excited to be done as the kids are…perhaps more… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
