Raise Them

In a world of #MeToo where sexual harassment is rampant. In a world where assault is daily news.

How do you stop it? How do you push back the ocean?

You teach a generation differently, that’s how. You start with respect and dignity. You continue with kindness and empathy. 

And sometimes you start with dancing. 

Teaching

So if I want a clean house AND want to hold down four part-time jobs, it’s time for the little doodles to pitch in more. Starting with the floors.

Every night little dudes. 

Because you live here. 

Bobcat

This little man earned his Bobcat badge tonight. I have a feeling he is a little bit proud. I am too!! Way to go!!

JBF Conference in San Diego

Hard to believe it’s time for another JBF national conference. So thrilled I keep getting asked to come back.

If They See It

Hey will climb it. 

That is just how they roll.

No Rest

No rest for the weary around here! Not quite sure the bathroom is completely done, but I’ve got my sweet man and neighbor helping me retail the backsplash in the kitchen! #GoBabyGo

Slow Play

She thinks if she lays there long enough she can slow play it until Dadda carries her upstairs. 

She was right!

Goof Balls

We had to wait a few minutes for dad to come back and pick us up at the grocery store today. We had a few minutes to kill, so we pulled out the phone and played with Snapchat. The fact that she knows this much about technology and how to manipulate it… Frightens the fish!

Best Big Brother

He seriously is one of the best big brothers ever. His sister wanted to practice nail polish and manicures, and he lovingly volunteered.

I do have a really great set of kids.

Happy Birthday

Very happy birthday to my brother… Who finally joined me in the ranks of the 40s. Thank you for hanging out with me for a few years. It’s nice to see you get older along with me!

To imagine my baby brother is 40. Good gravy. 

Nothing is Perfect

So in my initial excitement of getting an app that might work, of course being very Dutch… A.k.a.… Cheap…

You have to buy the app to be able to publish it. But at least this way I can load them up with photographs and simply publish them when I find a computer. That’s not too hard. Limping along with a half a fix in the attempt to save some money. Don’t ask me how much. Because you will mock me.

Serious heavy duty mocking. 

But I don’t buy apps.

Ever.

I think it might be $4.99. 

Alas, for now, here are my children trying to photo bomb me. That’s a good giggle to include with mocking. 

Testing a New App

So one of the reasons I stopped blogging so much at the end of last year was that the app that I was using was unsupported by the new iPhone upgraded operating system. And because I take most of my photos on my phone these days, it gets harder to try to download them and then re-upload them on my home computer. Frankly it takes a lot of effort, and I don’t have that much time.

But I still like to write, and I still take photos. And when I make my book at the end of every year, it’s rewarding!

So here I am, starting a new year with a new app hoping that it might work. Fingers crossed!

Here's to 2018!