Pinewood Derby
The Pinewood Derby race is one of the biggest events of the year for Cub Scouts and this was Z's first year to participate. With help form an adult, the scouts are expected to build their own car out of [...]
Messy Mom’s Tidy Daughter
My blog title is Messy Mom for a reason. I am messy by nature, so is my mom, and so is my best friend. I have referred to our entire family as The Messies before. That's what I was used [...]
Through Mother’s Eyes
This week I have been talking about books. As I already mentioned I recently read Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan and Surprised By Motherhood by Lisa Jo Baker . The authors themselves and the main premise of each book [...]
My Favorite Gift (SJ’s Christmas Message)
One of my all time favorite Messy Mom blog posts is The Littlest Christmas Star which I wrote this time last year . If you haven't read it I would encourage you to check it out. It's about SJ's first [...]
Our Family Pilgrimage Part FOUR!?
This is a newsletter that I post annually on Facebook, but I thought it would be nice to share it here too. I never anticipated more than one or two updates once we got settled in after the move, yet [...]
Goals 2015
Yesterday I shared my word for the year and today I am going to list some of my goals. The funny thing is, if you go to oneword365.com the purpose is to "Forget New Year's Resolutions. Scrap that long list [...]