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Mar 14, 20212 min read
The Quarantine and the Chaos Continues!
I hate to start this Spiel out on the negative, but I must…unfortunately we won’t be having pizza Friday this week. Jay booked a last...
Feb 21, 20214 min read
When it rains...who are we kidding? Cue the Monsoon!
I’ma just come right out and say it folks: These past few months have been hard. Some days feel frustrating, redundant, boring,...
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Take the time, Enjoy your Stolen Moments
So next week is February break…and while part of me is happy for my kids to get some time off, a much larger part of me is just straight...
Jan 14, 20214 min read
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Where do we go from here? What a world we are living in…just when we think we are out of the woods, we fall through another trap door! ...
Dec 9, 20205 min read
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A LITTLE LESS MOM GUILT
Happy Holiday season! Hope you are finding ways to get into the holiday spirit! This past weekend the Potter fam dove headfirst into the...
Nov 5, 20204 min read
IN THE SPIRIT OF ELECTION DAY-A REFLECTION ON MY OWN DAYS OF SERVICE
Well this Presidential Election is quite the nail biter, now isn’t it??? We all knew this year’s election was going to be interesting,...
Oct 28, 20204 min read
LET THE HOLIDAY GAMES BEGIN!
Is it just me? Or do you get super excited about Halloween? Maybe it’s all the candy…Our house is LOADED with candy every Halloween. Like...
Oct 23, 20203 min read
THANKSGIVING--WHAT DESSERT AM I "NOT MAKING" THIS YEAR??
In case anyone forgot, JAY is the chef, not I. So I had a little story I wanted to share with you. (Shocking, right??) It popped into...
Oct 9, 20203 min read
AUTUMN 2020-A SEASON OF CHANGE, BUT NO PROMISE OF PREDICTABILITY
Happy Autumn, ya’ll! This time of year always brings about a lot of joy for me. There are the obvious reasons like the beautiful...
Sep 18, 20203 min read
BRING ON THE SCHOOL YEAR! I'M SO READY FOR IT!
Summer's over...yes, it's sad. But sending the kids back to school was very much NEEDED! Quarantine obviously has it's downs-but one I...
Aug 13, 20203 min read
SOMETIMES LIFE FORCES YOU TO TAKE A BREAK
There are times in life that the punches won't stop coming. Instead of refusing to "quit" or "give up," just accept it as a time to take...
Jul 10, 20204 min read
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DESTINATION; IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY
We are taught to plan ahead, make goals, dream big. But we need to be reminded to enjoy the present, and appreciate everything we already...
Jul 2, 20204 min read
THE LONGEST STATE OF SHOCK I'VE COME TO KNOW
The world shutting down has been a shock to us all. And the longer it continues, the shock is not wearing off. There's many things in...
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Where does the Time GO?!
Sometimes I wish I could pause time and hold onto these moments forever...but the memories are a very beautiful consolation prize. It's...
May 14, 20203 min read
MAYBE WE NEEDED TO DRIVE OFF COURSE?
Sure, the pandemic is awful...it's disrupted our lives entirely! But is it ALL for the worse? Are there some silver linings behind these...