On Monday I dropped off my kids for their first day of summer camp. It’s a camp for school-age kids that’s run by the same daycare they attended as wee ones. They were so excited — and so was I. That’s because from my perspective, I love summer camp compared to school. Here’s why: 1.Time [Read More]
Five Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad
I stumbled upon the cartoon below and knew it was perfect for my Father’s Day post: Indeed, if there was *one thing* my father always said while I was growing up, it was “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” Actually, this wasn’t the only thing he said. There were many other nuggets of [Read More]
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As for Me and My House, We Like Cats
If there’s one thing we’re crazy about in our family, it’s cats. (Okay, my husband would wholeheartedly disagree!) But my kids and I LOVE our cat, who’s sweet, soft and in his twilight years (he’s 17). We love him so much we took him to meet the Easter Bunny this year: We love him so much we [Read More]
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Dress Up Your Baby Wipes with WipesWrap
My oldest child will enter Middle School this fall. He’s over 5 feet tall, can roll his eyes with the best of them, and thankfully still asks for a good night hug. But it seem like just yesterday that he was a cute red-haired baby that changed my world. And needed his diaper changed. Thus, [Read More]
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Summertime is for Weddings and Baseball
We were a family divided this weekend. My husband and seven-year-old daughter flew to Virginia to attend a family wedding. My ten-year-old son and I stayed home so he could play in a baseball tournament. Nothing says SUMMER like weddings and baseball, right? And nothing says FUNNY like the things that came out of my [Read More]
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Letting Go at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Her small hand clenched mine as we wound our way up the hill. Forward. Left. Forward. Right. We were navigating the line to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyworld. My daughter, age 7, was not a daredevil and was hesitant to ride. But her dad, older brother and I believed that she would like it. [Read More]
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Generation X References That My Kids Don’t Get
I gave him a hug, the young 22-year-old who was graduating from college. Arnold (not his real name) had worked for me at the University since he was an 18-year-old freshman. And here he was. Going out into the real world. He told me about his new job in Milwaukee. “Ooo,” I said excitedly. “Did [Read More]
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Things I’ve Stepped On Since I’ve Had Kids
Huh. That was a new one. I looked down at my feet and the object upon which I’d just stepped. It was a plastic cup. And not a drinking cup, but a protective cup from my ten-year-old’s baseball shorts. Now how did THAT get on the living room floor? It could be the strangest thing [Read More]
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A Room with a View
I don’t usually travel for business, but last week I got the opportunity to present some research I’ve been working on at a meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver! A beautiful city. Host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. And, the city where I lived for three years back in the day when I attended UBC [Read More]
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How to Spoil Charlotte’s Web
My seven-year-old daughter and I were sitting on the couch watching some TV. An ad for “Charlotte’s Web” came on. 7yo: Charlotte’s Web! We have that book at school! Me: It’s good, isn’t it? But sad. 7yo: I know, because of Wilbur. Me: Wilbur? I think it’s sad because Charlotte dies. 7yo: CHARLOTTE DIES? Me: [Read More]
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