This is my continuation of a post I did here at this link… http://teachingheart.net/blog/2012/09/ankle-surgery-orif-part-1/ It details the first couple of weeks after I dislocated my left ankle and broke my leg in two places requiring surgery and 1 plate and 10 screws. Below is part two and picks up at the 1 month mark since […]
Category: about me
My baby in K…
I originally wrote this for my son when he went to Kindergarten. It doesn’t seem that long ago and now my baby girl is on her way to grade K. I was going to rewrite the poem, but found that I am having the exact same feelings as I did a few years ago… so I […]
I Bribe My Kids…
40+ Goosebumps books and 75+ pages of math word problems =’s a Star Wars Lego for my son. Good old bribery in action… I will admit that I am guilty of bribery as a parenting technique… Yet, I really do hate using bribes for anything, except summer learning. Truthfully, I am confused at what is […]
Comments ARE NOW Working…
Ok, I think I got this working now. You should now be able to comment and I do enjoy your comments!!! Hope the new look and feel of the blog is working for you! I think the kinks are getting ironed out! Thanks to all who read this blog and a big thanks to the […]
Summer Bucket -Filled UP!
Look at that… summer has ALMOST come and gone! Waaaahhhhoooo, our summer bucket is filled. I hope your summer with your family was full of fun. I hope your kiddos had a nice break from school, but still found time to read, write, and draw. I hope you feel blessed for a wonderful summer. Our […]
Lovely Vermont
My husband is from Vermont and his parents still live in the area. Thus often you find us enjoying Vermont in the winter. Everytime you tell someone you are going to Vermont in the winter they Ooooo and Awwww! I prefer Vermont in the summer. Much more to do rather than stare at the snow. […]
Cheers to Wedding Time!!!
Two of my greatest friends got married this summer. First up was my college roommate, (us below 13 years ago) I was Matron of Honor in her wedding… I was also very sick on her wedding weekend with an evil stomach bug. But you can’t tell from the pictures! God helped me get through all […]
Hello, I am Home Decor Challenged!!!
My name is Colleen, I am Home Decor Challenged… What’s your problem? So I have begun the ever painful process of painting the kitchen/family room. They are attached so it makes it even more painful than just doing the kitchen. I love a finished product, I just hate the mess you have to make to […]
A Handshake from Heaven
My son will make his First Holy Communion in a few weeks. Hard to believe that the little baby dressed in white for baptism is NOW the huge eight year old I see before… People, say that days last forever but the years fly past. It is so true!!! It’s crazy scary to think in a flash he […]
Whine??? No… Wine? Yes!!!!
When my son was little, little — around age two he did not talk much at all! We had him tested and he received speech therapy for a few years. Those few years when he did not talk as well as his peers was really hard on me Hell on me… Not to mention his […]