I’m writing this Magical Monday post Sunday afternoon whilst in my bed with a migraine. Migraines aren’t really magical but here’s how mine has been serving me well today: * A migraine is my free-ride ticket ~ my whole family knows that when Mama has got a migraine (and I tend to get them once… Read More Magical Monday with a Migraine

Things I’m LOVING this magical Monday: * Oh Gawd, forgive me, but I’m totally horse-crazy again! I feel like my nine-year-old-self who was obsessed. I took my two littlest boys to Ray of Light farm yesterday and a beautiful grey horse took a liking to all of us. Not only did we get to pet… Read More Magical Monday!

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * Horses! Oh, how I LOVED horses when I was a child. I saw “The Black Stallion” when I was 9 years old and it changed my life. For years I was obsessed with EVERYTHING horses. I still palpably remember the physical longing I had for my own horse… Read More Magical Monday

The blessings I’m counting this Magical Monday: * A LOVELY Christmas with my family. My parents and my brother’s family spent three nights with us at our house, as they do every year, and everyone pitched in with making meals, cleaning up, grocery shopping. It’s become a lovely team effort every holiday. * My boys… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful: * For this strange burst of energy and motivation that engulfed me yesterday morning, prompting me to clean out our spice cabinet, clean out the pantry, AND totally detail our refrigerator (I was scraping things off with a toothbrush yo!). And in the middle of all that, I planned our… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * Reading Holly’s post about real vs. fake Christmas trees. We get a real one each year ~ the whole cutting down tradition ~ and it’s been fun. But the only place to put the tree in our house is over a forced-air-vent, so the minute we set it… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * A hubby who loves to cook. Oh THANK GAWD, because most of the time, I just don’t. He made me a yummy hamburger stroganoff last night ~ one of my favs. * Bubble baths by candle-light. I know I say this every week and it deserves saying every… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * My 9 year old getting a break from the role he plays in our family (I swear he’s a more responsible parent than either hubby or me!) and having a sleepover at a friends house. Long overdue! * Garlic bread. * Warm boots with sheepskin soles. * Doggie… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * Two dates with my hubby in less than a weeks time! Last Sunday we had an overnight in Northampton, MA (total awesomeness) and this weekend we had a dinner date. It’s been soooo good to connect. After 16 years together, he’s still my absolute favorite person to talk… Read More Magical Monday

This Magical Monday I’m grateful for: * Cat piss. Stay with me. I actually hate cat piss, but I find it to be an extreme motivator. When one of our cats started peeing all over hubby’s clothes last Spring it motivated me to clean out our laundry room and to clean up his closet. Then… Read More Magical Monday