A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Earnin some dough. We always have our boys do regular daily and weekly chores around the house, but they have now reached the age where their smallish allowance for doing these chores ain’t cuttin it. They want to earn MORE. Since child labor laws…
Category: Coffee Break
Coffee Break–Volume 25
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Hello Neighbor. My younger son, Grayson has a new obsession. It’s all about this– new to him– video game called Hello Neighbor. We let him buy it with some money he received back in July and it has been the topic of everything that…
Coffee Break–Volume 24
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.The Parade–Black Forest is a really cool neighborhood in our community. There are many beautiful trails to hike, bike, jog, and ride horses on and it also has a little mini “downtown” area with restaurants, bars and a few unique shops. Every year they…
Coffee Break–Volume 23
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. A new camping adventure. Last year we tried out a new to us campsite called Jellystone resort (you can read about our fun adventure here). We were planning to visit again this year and made our reservation well in advance. However, we got…
Coffee Break–Volume 22
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Date Nights with our boys. Every couple of months or so, Super Rockstar and I like to take our boys on a date. He will take one and I take the other and then next time we switch. We usually let the boys…
Coffee Break–Volume 21
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.10 years of killin Sofa’s. One of the favorite gigs that Super Rockstar’s band, SofaKillers, plays is in a local neighborhood that puts on a summer concert series. Wolf Ranch was the place SofaKillers debuted 10 years ago. They played their first gig there…
Coffee Break–Volume 20
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Some Fun at the Park. There are several parks around town that I have been taking the boys to since they were babies. One of them is called Cottonwood Creek Park. This park is great for so many reasons–great play equipment for all ages,…
Coffee Break–Volume 19
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. A Trip To Trampoline World. Every year my boys make a “bucket list” of all the things they would like to do over summer break–a trip to Trampoline World is always included. We had Morgan’s birthday party here back in March and haven’t been…
Coffee Break–Volume 18
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.A need to replace. I don’t like to have to replace things, but sometimes it’s necessary. In the case of a blind for the boys room–it was VERY necessary. As I sat duct taping their roller shade back together, Super Rockstar looked incredulously at…
Coffee Break–Volume 17
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. A Snow Day. I’ve been cheated! I’ve been robbed! What kind of cockamamie weather system causes 12″ of heavy wet messy snow to fall at the end of May?! There was only 2 1/2 days left in our school year. 2 1/2! I…









