Bring On Lemons

  Deep Sunday Thoughts about What Really Makes a Memory! This is what happened at our house yesterday - it didn't cost much more than a trip to the grocery store but hopefully it's a priceless memory! We like to do this thing on Slow Saturdays (usually the only day we aren’t rushing) and we call it Big Breakfast. Everyone places their order the night before and we make every single thing! Some mornings there’s pancakes and French toast, eggs 2-3 different ways, oatmeal, potatoes AND bacon. It’s very seldom everyone agrees, but when the food is ready we sit down like you would on thanksgiving and relax, talk, share funny stories, etc… sometimes it takes hours before we start cleaning up the kitchen. It’s one of my absolutely favorite traditions and one I hope they always remember! Todays Big Breakfast: Milk Apple cider Pineapple orange juice Coffee Buttermilk biscuits Cinnamon rolls w/frosting Scrambled eggs Over easy eggs Well done bacon Barely done bacon Seasoned baby red fry ...

  I don't think this picture needs much of a story. We took a snow day and enjoyed extra snuggles on the couch, naps and laughter, walks on the beach, and mom didn't have to drive on the slippery roads! Call it a win!  Today's post was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Casavant writes. Everything. If you follow her blog you have likely laid eyes on every thought she has ever had. Her debut novel, It Was Never About Me, Was It?  is still a work in progress and shall be fully worthy sometime in 2025. She has written for WOW! Women on Writing , Bring on Lemons , and has been featured in several magazines and ezines relating to credit and collections as well as religious collections for confessional Lutherans. She runs a busy household full of intelligent, recalcitrant, and delightful humans who give her breath and keep her heart beating day after day.  Crystal wears many hats (and not just the one in this photo) and fully believes in being in the moment and doi...

Today we played with our inner child during the 27 Day Journaling Challenge. The 'assignment' was to talk about who you are/were as a child, what advice you would give, wisdom, etc...and then do a little creative doodling. The result: My name is: Crystal (Daddy calls me Punkin' - not like the big round orange things....sort of different) I'm 4: My Advice to the grown up Crystal is: a mint sundae at Dairy Queen solves everything! My Best Lesson is: Don't sit in the sand too long at the beach - sandy underwear isn't pleasant! What good was today's exercise? Well - I can tell you this much: I closed the office early and took my son to the apple orchard. I left my phone in the car for most of the visit and simply enjoyed his company. We fed an ostrich and played with goats, we goofed around in the straw maze, met some new friends, brought home some apples, and made some memories. Thinking about my own childhood memories was just the remind...