The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Mother

All good things must come to an end, as did our time at Lake Norman.  But it ended on a high note...a visit from the ice cream truck.  A first time experience for the kids. A perfect ending...but not of our whole trip, just this part.  The car was loaded and the kids jumped in, ice cream in hand and we headed out for some Boyen family time.  We were planning to head to Hendersonville to meet up with John's family.  Cousin time! The kids had a fun weekend.  As did the grown ups.  I know John especially enjoyed sitting and talking with his mom and dad.  The kids enjoyed showing off a bit for Grandma and Grandpa Boyen. Bailey brought them to tears with his violin playing.  Savannah won them over with some cupcakes and the little ones, well...what's not to love about their sweetness! Friday night in downtown Hendersonville. The cousins! They spent a lot of time playing out back by the creek. Who says technology can't bring families to

Last week, I was inspired to write, thanks to my wonderful setting.  At that time, I couldn't have ever guess I'd be sitting lakeside just little over a week later...yet here I sit on a lovely back porch in a rocker, watching my kids swim in Lake Norman, NC.  Last minute plans seem to always work out for us. We decided on Thursday to take another road trip to the Carolinas.  We'd been thinking about going back all summer, but we weren't sure when.  Since Bailey finished orchestra camp on Saturday the timing seemed perfect.  I was able to book us a nice 3 bedroom ocean front condo in Myrtle Beach for the end of July.  We also wanted to explore the Charlotte area some more, since we are still considering relocating there.  I, however, could not find anywhere large enough to accommodate our family.  Long story short, John took over the search using Craigslist!  He found us this amazing little house right on Lake Norman to rent starting Monday.  We booked it, wrapped up

I've thought about blogging daily.  Seriously...everyday I compose a post in my mind.  I promise myself that, "today I'm actually going to write it out on the blog and not just mentally in my head!" But then, the day goes on, our adventures, and routines, and practices, and camps happen, and living life becomes more important than recording life. Social networks like Facebook and Instagram almost remove the need to blog for memory keeping sake. That was sort of my original intent with blogging...a  journal with photos of my life...my extraordinary life.  I can quickly add moments in photos and words, to FB and the like.  Blogging requires more thought, insightfulness, and reflection.  Something I'm not always mentally up for. You see for me, writing is like opening a window into my heart and spirit.  I'm not always as happy or together as FB and Instagram show.  Those moments are small parts of the big picture.  Don't get me wrong, my life is really qui