For two years, my husband and I were foster parents.  Sadly, we recently closed our home though.  At some point, I may go into all the reasons behind that decision.  But I'm not quite ready to yet.  For now, I'll just say that it's a very broken system.  I know life isn't fair but these poor kiddos are getting the short end of the deal at every turn.  There needs to be change. Six months into our fostering journey, I wrote this post about What To Expect When Expecting That Call.  So that's Read more [...]

Call us crazy but last year, my husband and I decided it was finally time to get serious and get our license to be Foster Parents.  It was something we had discussed before getting married over 13 years ago but the timing just never worked out.  Now that we don't plan to have any more biological children, it just made sense to us to finally take this leap.  In the past 6 months, we've learned several things about how foster care works.  So if you're considering this path, I'd love to share a Read more [...]

I received products from Walter Foster for this review. All opinions are my own. Savannah, my almost 7 year old daughter, really enjoys drawing. Since a very young age, she has impressed us with her artistic abilities. Since neither my husband nor I can draw a straight line without a ruler, we encourage Savannah to practice her drawing so she can progress with her abilities. A few months ago, I found a Walter Foster kids drawing book at a garage sale. It showed step-by-step instructions Read more [...]

This 'VASAGLE TV Stand For 65 Inch TV - Entertainment Center Review' is sponsored by VASAGLE.  As always, all opinions are my own.  **This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  It does not cost you anything to shop through my affiliate links. Please tell me I'm not the ONLY person who is constantly rearranging furniture and trying to create an even better, more aesthetic living space in our home!?!  Recently, our family Read more [...]

This 'Boobcube: The Next Generation of Milk Storage {+ Giveaway!}' post is sponsored by Boobcube.  As always, all opinions are my own. Boobcube: The Next Generation of Milk Storage {+ Discount Code And Giveaway!} Growing up, I couldn't wait to be a mom.  I was very driven and goal orientated so I started an in-home daycare (by renting out part of my parents house) three days after graduating high school.  My (future) husband and I went out on our first date when I was 18 and we Read more [...]