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Reboot February

As any who follow my blog noticed I fell off the blog wagon.

Last year things got really busy, it was Doll Dragons first year in kindergarten and Little Dragons first year in a preschool away from home.  We also welcomed a beautiful 4 year old girl into the family, I was a newlywed, and Doll Dragon was adjusting to having only 1 home after having 2 for many years.   Many things were changing and it became very difficult for me to keep up with my lesson plans let alone my blog. 

 How much of a difference 1 year makes


 This year more changes have come. My husband and I are still learning what being married is all about (although I think in a healthy marriage the learning never stops) and we are expecting baby number 4, Lady Dragon. 

 We are very excited about what our future has in store.  I am also very excited to be able to teach and learn with an infant.  Even though my older kids are learning in school most of the day I still want to find activities that we can do together that are both fun and continue to exercise their brains.  This has proven hard so far because there has been little motivation for anything aside from play from the dragons. 

 Now that I am no longer suffering from morning sickness I have some fun valentines plans for the next couple weeks. I am crossing my fingers myself and my kids stay well for me to accomplish my goals and get them on the blog.  

 God Bless! 

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