Sunday dinners

We live with my mother-in-law right now, and Sunday evenings is when we all eat dinner together. My husband likes to cook, and it's always delicious...but tonight he actually did a themed dinner!  We ate outside, one of the lovely bonuses of summertime. There's something special about fresh air, good food, and being with family.…

Bouchers do the beach!

We have arrived, and it is going to be a great week. We love coming here (it's a family place) and the vibe is just what we all need right now...a nice healthy dose of toes-in-the-sand fun. In fact, barely five minutes after we got out of the car, Big Brother was in his suit…

Making my own sunshine

Happy first of May, everyone! I was feeling a little sluggish due to some cloudy weather and a "mostly cloudy, some rain" forecast for the week, so I'm making up for it with a can-do attitude and some cheerful essential oils in the diffuser. Nothing is getting me down this week! Here's what's on tap…

Finding balance

I've been taking a bit of a break. I know, I just got started, but I'm finding this to be such a busy season of family life that I needed to balance better. I was having trouble making time for blogging that wasn't taking away from either time with my children, time with my husband,…

My other half

I love Sundays. But sometimes I love Saturday evenings even more. Because once in a while on a Saturday evening, I will realize that it is in fact Saturday and not Sunday. This just used to mean I would be happy about having more weekend to enjoy, but it has become more specific than that.…