
Why am I always so tired?? I’m sure you’ve all noticed that I’ve slowed down on the blog big time in the last several weeks. You all know that 2013 has been a CRAZY busy year for us with selling and buying homes, packing, moving, and now the daunting task of UNPACKING all [...]

If you follow along on Facebook, you know that my husband and I had finally decided to take the plunge and begin the quest to find our “forever” home. You know, the home that we plan on raising our children in for the long haul. We are hoping to stay in this home [...]

If you are in the US, today you most likely will be celebrating Thanksgiving. My husband’s most favorite holiday (can’t beat the best food paired with football and beer, can you??), Thanksgiving is the day where we sit back and think about all we are thankful for. If you are on Facebook, [...]

Happy Monday! It’s been a bit busy around here. Last week my husband was out of town and I just got nothing done. I am very lucky that I have a husband that really steps up to the plate and helps out around the house so when he is gone things can get a [...]

I’ve been going through all the survey answers (thank you THANK YOU to those who took the time to fill it out!) and have been learning a lot. This survey is really going to help me plan future posts for you all and I’m super excited. I also have been so humbled by [...]

The last couple months have been so very busy. I feel like I am way busier now that I was when I worked full time without kids! It seems like every other day we have something going on! One of the things we have had going on was a big project. Our Back [...]

Review This last year and a half has been pretty crazy. I was like 52 weeks pregnant with Ev when E was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis. When Ev was 8 days old, Ell was put under to have a cortisone injection in her knee. Then the physical therapy began. A few months later [...]

JUNE is like…in a couple days and that means its summer. Summer means hot weather and…gulp…bathing suits. And for me this also means Hawaii in August. Needless to say the eating-whatever-I-want-because-I’m-breastfeeding lifestyle is dwindling down and my favorite jeans are tighter than I would like. I have joined up with some friends to [...]

It was a BUSY weekend….which is why this will be a quick post. We participated in our local Arthritis Walk on Saturday in honor of my daughter E who has Juvenile Arthritis. In fact, my daughter was the honoree for the walk. It was a FANTASTIC time…the event was amazing and the committee [...]

Every Wednesday I drop my daughter off at preschool, grab a latte, and then Ev and I head off to do our grocery shopping. We go to a small grocery store that has that small town feel (I grew up in a small town so I love this) where the shelves don’t go [...]

If you have been reading along for a while, you know that I have been using sign language with my son Ev, almost 16 months. In fact, I have been teaching BOTH my kids sign language since Christmas (while refreshing my own skills in the process!). We have been having SO MUCH FUN! [...]

I know that I usually post free stuff on my blog on Fridays. However today I am taking a break from making and sharing freebies to focus on something that is very important to me: Juvenile Arthritis. What is Juvenile Arthritis? Juvenile Arthritis is NOT the “arthritis” that most people think of when [...]

Well today marks the beginning of Spring Break! I know some of you may have had it this last week, or maybe will have it the week after next but for us, it is this coming week! I’m looking forward to spending more time with my kiddos (we have a few “playdates” planned) [...]

I love how even when it is F R E E Z I N G outside kids don’t care…they run, jump, bike and play anyway! It’s S P R I N G! Enjoy the outdoors! And a bonus one in case you didn’t see it on my Facebook…my son Ev [...]

Today, I am all out of spoons. And it is only 1:30pm. Christine Miserandino, a woman living with Lupus, came up with The Spoon Theory. In an effort to explain to a friend of hers what it is like to live with a chronic and invisible illness, she used a handful of spoons [...]
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Welcome! I'm Katie- a mama to two littles and a pediatric speech language pathologist. You'll find all kinds of goodies here about speech and language development and tips to help expand speech and language skills in children! I hope you enjoy your stay and learn a little along the way. Popular
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