Category Archive: Chandler

May 06

Needing To Be Needed

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  Dealing with my kids growing up is hitting me hard lately. It is times like these that I wish my kids were more than a year apart in age so that I could have some recovery time in-between these tween / teen years. Im not sure where the last decade has gone, but some …

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Apr 23

WW 4/24 (( LINKY ))

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My oldest son made the family hot chocolate cupcakes. He even made sure to make them look nice. I love having children who are old enough to cook (supervised of course)

Mar 27

From Crayons to Computer Screens

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When Chandler brought his laptop over and sat by me while I was writing the other night I knew something was up because he kept asking me not to look at his laptop. I didnt pry though, because with him almost being a teen Im appreciative of any time that I get to spend with …

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Mar 13

Tweens Can Be Nice Too??

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Since all three of my kids are just about a year apart these tween years are proving to be far more difficult than any other age that we have experienced. If it isnt them bickering back and forth with each other, its them being super sassy to me or their dad. This makes me wish …

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Feb 05

WW 2/6 {{LINKY}}

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Feb 03

Finally Friday 2/1

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After my January update post I have decided that I will do them weekly. I originally planned on doing them every Friday. However Friday came and gone, and so did Saturday, so here I am typing up my weekly update on Sunday. Maybe next week I will be more organized… Maybe. So the kids started …

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Oct 17

2012-2013 School Photos

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School photos are notorious for being terrible, and expensive. But today when the kids showed me their school photos I was pleasantly surprised. They were actually really cute. We dont typically purchase them, which is why the kids weren’t dressed up. That paired with the cheapest package being $17 is a recipe for me to …

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Jul 31

20 Chore Tuesday 7/31

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So you guys know that I love memes, and I especially love a meme that requires me to do something in “real life” . Naturally whenever I saw Emily from Joyful Abode mention #20ChoreTuesday on Instagram I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of! More importantly though, it is something I needed to …

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May 05

Loud Kid #1

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I was thinking today that Ive never introduced the kids behind the “loud” in my blogs name. Since each child is special in his/ her own way I will take three posts to tell you about my three loud kids. Without further ado….the original loud kid. Loud kid number one. Chandler. Chandler is my 11 …

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