This weekend my husband and I signed up for the Santa Clara County Parks for Life Challenge! We are so lucky in that our home sits in the middle of six county parks all within 15 minutes of our place! We take advantage of them all the time – from walking our dogs at Harvey …
Happy Mother’s Day! I love my quiet time in the morning. Well, quiet is a matter of perspective – I always have two large dogs sharing my morning time with me. Sitting and watching me with their large expectant eyes, following on my heels as I move through the rooms, always nudging me with their muzzles. …
Over the past nine years I have completed 27+ endurance events. I say completed (not competed) because I do not see myself as a competitor. Well, with the exception that I am constantly competing against myself. But even then, I am not as fierce as I’d like to be. For me, I simply enjoy the …
It was a double celebration Tuesday in my classroom. We just wrapped up our second trimester and as always we mark the end with a publishing celebration. This is a time where we put all of our desks into a circle and everyone shares a piece of their writing with the class. Now, some kids love …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChangingPrepaid #CollectiveBias Well the time has come. It is time for our youngest to have regular (albeit limited) access to a cell phone. With our six kids – four out of the house and one in high school …
Last night, my husband and I finally saw the movie, Still Alice. This is the movie that Julianne Moore received best actress Oscar for her role playing Alice Howland, a Columbia University Linguistic professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The movie was heartbreaking, and without a doubt you can understand why Julianne Moore received her Oscar …
Before I started my blog I needed to come up with a domain name. Anyone who has sat around trying to define a name for a blog knows how much time and energy can be spent on this one little activity. After bouncing around names for a few days, I settled on Positively Stacey. In …
Ah, the month of February and Valentine’s day is right around the corner. Valentine’s day is a day to focus on the love in your life; love of spouse, love of partner, love of family, love of friends. While we often think about how to make this one day special for our loved ones, we …
Trying to find time to add activity into your life can be a challenge at times, but add some kids into the mix with all of their busy schedules and it can be near impossible. The best way to fix this time crunch is to simply make fitness a family activity. I know that for …
I have not blogged in awhile. I am obsessed with getting all of my photos (1000’s that were left behind in the migration) re-uploaded into my blog. This seems to take up all of my blogging time. But this post is just too fun not to share today! It is Friday, and my girls just really …
