Four Plus an Angel by Jessica Watson
Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
I’ve discovered it makes me extra happy to have pretty nails. Now that my kids are getting older I have plenty of time to overanalyze my aging hands and how good or bad my nails are looking. If they’re not polished they start chipping or I start biting them so I’m forever in search of the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
