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It’s been one of those weeks. One where I can’t quite seem to catch my breath no matter how hard I try or what I do to try to slow down. There is officially just under one week left of school for all 6 of my boys and I am definitely feeling the crunch!
It’s funny how the end of school year is met with just as much anticipation and excitement (probably more on the part of teens) as the first day of school. By the end of the school year I am oh-so-ready for it to all be over.
The second half of this year we added the bonus of driving the youngest three to their elementary school on the other side of town. When we moved, we decided to get a variance to keep our youngest boys in their elementary school through the end of the school year because we didn’t want to move them mid-year. Great in theory, lots of work in actuality.
We are winding down with last minute assignments and field trips and (dun dun dun) Football of all things! Yep, my soon-to-be Senior picked up his football gear for “Spring” football on Monday and my soon-to-be Freshman picks all his gear up today!
Speaking of today….. our fabulously adorable and sweet Salesman turned 15! It never ceases to amaze me how time flies. I am constantly amazed by his seemingly endless supply of energy, passion, confidence and enthusiasm. I honestly don’t know where he gets it all from, but I would love to have even an ounce of it!
So, there you have life in a nutshell for our family! Hope you’re summer is off to a great start with lots of fun activities planned!
Talk about a super simple treat, these were an unanticipated moment of joy for me! I can definitely see myself adding a lot more options to this recipe down the road, but for now, it served it’s purpose, to offer a yummy alternative to what I normally eat. I was skeptical, very very skeptical but [...]
I am crazy about Etsy. You have heard this from me before. If I can find it on Etsy, then that’s where I am buying it. Whatever “it” is. Why?? Because it makes sense to me to find something that is a) unique, b) supports a small business & c) made just for me! Disclosure: [...]
We know it’s important to take pictures and record our children’s youth and there’s never been a time in history where it’s easier, more convenient or more beautiful than it is now. And guess what… you don’t even need a top of the line camera! Today I want to offer all of you a challenge.. [...]
It’s been one of those weeks. One where I can’t quite seem to catch my breath no matter how hard I try or what I do to try to slow down. There is officially just under one week left of school for all 6 of my boys and I am definitely feeling the crunch! It’s [...]
Talk about a super simple treat, these were an unanticipated moment of joy for me! I can definitely see myself adding a lot more options to this recipe down the road, but for now, it served it’s purpose, to offer a yummy alternative to what I normally eat. I was skeptical, very very skeptical but [...]
I was that mom, the one that cringed every single time someone, who knew things were challenging for me in life, told me that someday I would miss it. I never said a word to them in reply, I kept my thoughts and opinions to myself, but without fail I always thought “there’s no way [...]
Depression. It’s such an ugly and nasty word to me, dark and dirty and not something I truly understood even though I’d battled fear and anxiety to some level for most of my life. Time flies by, circumstances and situations in day to day life change, life moves forward at lightning speed, and it’s all we [...]
I took a little unanticipated stroll down memory lane today as I looked back at some old posts to grab a link to answer a few questions a reader had asked me on Facebook. I started with the crazy days of the Twinkies giving themselves haircuts, but then another post caught my eye about a [...]
It’s not often in life that we can look back on a situation and see a clear and definite moment of opportunity that we were given one last chance to bless someone’s life. I can’t say this has happened to me before, but I can say that today, it’s clearer than ever to me how [...]
Out of the 8 people who live in our home, 7 of them are males. One of them is my husband and the other six of them are our sons. While everyone realizes that this is a lot of males, it’s never more apparent to me than when even just one more male is added [...]
I haven’t shared nearly as much as I would like here about my recent health journeys, but living gluten free has become a part of everyday life for me. I will be the first to admit it was (and still is) the biggest adjustment I think I have had to make my entire life. It [...]
The time has come to pass on to all of you a little secret. It really isn’t nearly as scary to parent teenagers as people have led all of us to believe. At first, I thought it maybe was just a fluke with my oldest son, but I now have three full-fledged teenagers in my [...]
I talk about the importance of meal planning all the time. Not only for your family to eat healthier, but it’s a lot easier on the budget when we eat at home. The frustration always comes in when it’s time to plan those meals and menus. If you’re like me, and just don’t have that [...]
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Welcome to A Frog In My Soup! My name is Shera and I am the mom behind the "Soup" or the "Frogs" whichever you happen to be reading about. My hubby and I have been married for 19 years. We have 6 sons that frequent these pages: CJ (17), Salesman (14), Tater (13), J-Man (9) & The TwinkyDinks (or Tweebs depending on their mood) - Bugs & Monkey (6 & 6). This blog is a little piece of my life, a large piece of my sanity with a lot of my heart thrown in. There are days I laugh and … Read more
