The past couple of months I have had to rely on my faith to help me make it through.  My mom always said when times are rough, open your Bible to the Book of Psalms and you will find comfort.  It's something her grandmother always told her.  Funny thing I don't really recall my great grandmother ever going to church.  She was a little spitfire of a woman but when it came to imparting wisdom, she was always on the money. She lived a simple life. I remember when my parents divorced we stayed with my great-grandparents on their small farm.  Her faith in Our Heavenly Father was strong. She believed He would provide and He always did.  We never wanted for anything. We had everything we needed. Our Lord is ever present and now that my kids are off to college I made sure to remind them of such.  Just as my great grandmother did.  You shall want for nothing.  You have everything you need. So as we packed our college "essentials" we were sure to pack their Bibles.  I

Many thanks to Commercial Silk for sponsoring this post Looking to update your living space without spending a lot of money?  Check out these 5 tips to  update a room in less than 5 minutes without breaking the bank . 1.  Clean it Up Nothing makes a space look newer than a quick dusting off.  Break out the vacuum and give the room a quick vacuuming or grab the feather duster and dust away.   2.   Flowers Add a pop of color to your decor by adding brightly colored flowers to a room.  No green thumb.  No problem.  Silk flowers and plants have come a long way.  I love orchids but they can be so temperamental and are only available certain times of the year at my favorite garden shop but I have a silk arrangement from Commercial Silk Plants   that "blooms" year round.  3.  Lighting   Change the entire room by changing the lighting.  Switch the lamps from the bedroom to the living room.  Move a floor lamp from the living room to the den and have the ent

GET READY FOR HALLOWEEN WITH BATS, BOOS AND BARKS as  PAW PATROL: HALLOWEEN HEROES comes to Nickelodeon DVD September 11, 2018 Just in time for Halloween, the PAW Patrol is back for spooktacular adventures in the brand new DVD collection, PAW Patrol: Halloween Heroes. Available September 11, fans can get into the Halloween spirit with the pups as they bravely board a ghostly pirate ship, explore cabins, caves and mazes, try to solve the haunting of the Lookout Tower and more. Fans will have a scary good time watching all seven PAW Patrol adventures including a really ghoul double-length special! PAW Patrol: Halloween Heroes is produced by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution and will be available for the suggested retail price of $10.99. PAW Patrol: Halloween Heroes contains the following episodes: Pups and the Ghost Pirate Pups Save a Ghost Pups and the Ghost Cabin Pups Save a Bat Pups Fall Festival Pups Save the Corn Roas

I got the biggest laugh a couple of weeks ago watching Mila Kunis on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.  Both Mila and Jimmy are parents of toddlers and they were talking about how much their little ones' favorite Nick Jr. shows. I could totally relate.  Nickelodeon definitely gets a lot of airtime in the Three Boys and an Old Lady household. Whether it's the Littlest One watching Nick Jr., my oldest son and Avatar or me watching Spongebob Squarepants.  What can I say.  Mama loves some Spongebob. *smile*    One of our faves, PAW Patrol has a new release coming out in a couple of weeks.   Nickelodeon's paw-some pups, the PAW Patrol, embark on their biggest mission yet in the brand-new TV movie, PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups . Available exclusively at Walmart on September 11, this 44-minute action-packed adventure comes to DVD along with a digital copy on Vudu ahead of its TV debut. In this high-flying, heroic mission, the PAW Patrol are given Mighty Pup powers after a mys

We JUST finished our Back to School shopping!  We wanted to make sure we sent the kids back to school with some much needed high tech gadgets. However, we have 4 kids so we watch our dollars carefully and look for quality, affordable tech essentials.  We're still in the market for a couple of new laptops so more on that search later.  For now, here are 4 of our Back to School tech must haves that won't break the bank. Affordable is a must.  By affordable I mean $50 and under and all of these items come in at under $50.  Quality.  It's got to be a name we trust.  There are a lot of products out there but some are definitely "You get what you pay for".  All of these items are kid-tested and mom-approved for school aged kids to college students.   Here you have it.  Our list of 4 back to school tech must haves.  Drum roll please. Wireless Mouse There are a few on the market but Logitech has been our mouse of choice for years now and the new Logitech MX An

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Next weekend Hubby and I will load up the car and drop my son off at college. I should be ready. I mean I’ve had 18 years to prepare for this and we knew this day would come one day but I am not ready. Yes, I’m excited for him having the opportunity to attend college. Those years of A/P and IB courses and practice paid off. He earned a scholarship and he also received a music scholarship as well. He did the work, he earned the prize.  I'm so proud of him. As proud as I am for him, I am absolutely terrified for me. A friend and I were talking. She’s in a similar situation. Her youngest leaves for college in a few weeks so my friend and her husband have started “hanging out” with other couples. “it’s kinda weird hanging out with adults when so much of our lives revolved around our kids. I come home and I literally have nothing to do.” Her words reminded me of all those hours spent in the car as my kid’s practice ran late or waiting at the school for the bus to arri