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More than 35 costumes you can make at home

By Jessica

If you’ve followed me on any type of social media for more than five minutes you know that my Parker creates costumes almost daily. As he’s gotten older his costumes have gotten better and better. He’s even taking custom orders now! Almost everything he wears is made from things he’s collected from around our house. […]

All the things she loves

By Jessica

This post is sponsored by Custom Ink. I was compensated by Custom Ink to write this post. All opinions, children and video background noise are my own. Almost every autism parent will tell you their child has a “thing.” A television show, a character, a favorite item– something they’ve been hooked on for years. I know […]

20 Lunch ideas for kids who don’t like sandwiches

By Jessica

One of my favorite things about homeschooling is that I don’t have to come up with daily lunch ideas to pack. It’s so freeing not having to make sure we’re stocked with bread and drink boxes Monday through Friday. Even though I’m not packing lunches all week long, we still have a day or two […]

Could this be why my daughter doesn’t like to read?

By Jessica

I thought McKenna would be easy to homeschool. She is very smart. She retains words quickly and she’s very inquisitive. Preschool was great and kindergarten started off great until we progressed into harder levels of reading. Guess what her favorite thing to say about homeschool is? I love school with Mommy but I don’t like […]

DIY St. Patrick’s Day Garland

By Jessica

We’ve been snowed in long enough to attempt crafts. I’ve even handed over the stapler to people under the age of 18 and we managed to come up with a sweet St. Patrick’s Day garland to hang on my favorite fireplace mantel. The kids and I made the cutest St. Patrick’s Day garland and they […]

How to get inspired

By Jessica

Sometime after Christmas but long before Easter I’ve usually had enough winter. This year, with quadruple the amount of snow and a decrease in the temperature by roughly 2 million percent, my winter slump is even worse. This winter slump has led to a case of writer’s block that may be my payback for saying […]

Valentine ideas for boys

By Jessica

It’s find-a-cute-but-not-too-cute-Valentine round one. Having a kindergarten boy apparently means that I have a whole new set of rules to follow. We are working on a compromise between Valentine cards that do not contain any mention of bodily functions and something short and sweet, casually mentioning he’s not ready for marriage to his current six […]

Homeschool preschool

By Jessica

This is my second year of homeschool preschool. After completing one year with McKenna who believes she should actually be teaching me, I’m expecting this year to go much more smoothly with my youngest. Sawyer tends to be a little more easy going than his sister who has been wearing the same rotation of dark […]

Making coffee out of lemonade

By Jessica

The kids have been begging me to have a lemonade stand. There is just one problem. Did you see that tumbleweed go by? That’s the average amount of activity we get on our little country road. Being optimistic and dreamy little 4 and 5 year-olds they all had the “if we build it they will […]

How to have the best summer day

By Jessica

Yesterday was one of those perfect summer days where the weather is good, the kids are almost not fighting and everyone goes to bed with sticky cheeks and sugar-filled dreams. I think we might have figured out how to have the best summer day around here. Start with painting outside 1. Fill shallow bowls with […]

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jess and sawyer bwI'm Jessica, 40-something mom to five, four in my arms and one in my heart.

On any given day you will find me taxi-ing a teenager, mopping up our latest "art project" and trying to remember when I turned the crock pot on… all the while, looking for the closest Starbucks drive thru. more

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#achristmascarol #bonstelletheatre #parkermurphy #theaterkid #musicalkid #waynestateuniversity #waynestatetheatreanddance
Instagram post 2189673624293023227_22599241 Happy One to the sweetest little niece. I’m so glad you travel the world between naps but wish that it was maybe all right next door. 
We love you Willa!
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Instagram post 2181025657881233080_22599241 With my kids being so close in age he used to always follow behind whatever his siblings did. If he had been our oldest he probably never would have ended up in theater but I’m so glad he did. Love watching this boy find his own groove.
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