HaddyGraceDesigns

There comes a time in motherhood where your world becomes pretty small. It revolves around these things: Naps Mealtimes School Sports/lessons/activities Bedtimes   And somewhere in there you need to make sure there is food in the house, clean clothes in the drawers/closets and that the home is fit for humans to live in.   And then at the end of the day you fall asleep on the couch out of exhaustion, you never get to watch your favorite shows to the end, so your always left wondering what's REALLY going on. After weeks and weeks of this I start missing my friendships, I start craving long UNINTERRUPTED conversations with kindred spirits that will lift me up and encourage me, Other moms who will tell me that my teens are normal and that theirs are acting the same way.   Other Moms that 'Get' Foster Care and the things I am struggling with in that area. Other Moms that will smile and let me go on and on about our foster son and how smart he is an...

Mornings... Some of us love mornings, and we hit the ground running.. Some of us don't like morning as well.. We want to wake up leisurely, we don't want to have a conversation for at least the first hour... And no matter if you love or don't love mornings, as a mom, chances are you will have to learn to live with 'the other kind'. I love mornings... My husband doesn't.. 2 of my children love mornings and 2 wake up very slowly!!!! So mornings can sound pretty hairy in our home.. Add lunches and healthy breakfast and by the time everyone is safely delivered to school I feel like I've accomplished a full marathon!! Healthy breakfast... It doesn't have to be time consuming.. Here is our family's favorite: Baked Oatmeal: 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 3/4 cup brown sugar   Whip butter, sugar and eggs with wire wisk in glass or microwavable bowl. Add:   1 tsp Vanilla 1.5 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 3 cups quick oa...

  Joining up with t he Nester   for 31 days of Blogging!!       Let me introduce you to the Family..  Elvin and RuthAnn Zimmerman, Kristina 12, Staci 10, Mitchell 5, Hadassah 3.   Ever have one of those morning where the minute your brain hits 40% function you come to the startling realization that if you don't hit the floor running you wont ever get everything done that's on your to do list for that day??  Well that was me this morning....  Mounds of laundry, 2 dresses and a pair of shoes to sew.. Lunch with my sisters and kids (my kids had no school today) Photo shoot for my Etsy shop . I missed my coffee all day!!!   Hadassah is feeling a little under the weather today, but true to her nature she only slowed down a TAD BIT. swinging at my sisters house.     Shingling our porch roof turns into a family affair before dinner..  And no it sure wasn't my idea that the kids all go u...