The other night I was cuddling with Sydney, 5, before bedtime. “Mom,” she said, her face inches from mine as we lay in her twin bed. Her little breath was warm on my skin. “I didn’t just have a NICE day, I had an ICE day.” Huh, I thought. She continued. “I helped Daddy clean [Read More]
Fig-licious
Last week at church our pastor mentioned a fig tree in her sermon. My son, 8, leaned over and asked, “What’s a fig?” “Sort of like a raisin,” I whispered, not at all sure that a fig is like a raisin, but pretty sure it would mean nothing to my son if I had said [Read More]
Living the Dream?
This was sort of the face he made when I told him he wouldn’t have recess all day This past Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and I had to work. My daughter’s daycare was open but the public school was not. Therefore, I enrolled Will, 8, in a free MLK symposium for kids. It’s the [Read More]
Tale as Old as Time
Ever wonder why it’s so easy for your children to make you feel like an idiot? I know I do. Since Christmas we have seen numerous commercials advertising Beauty and the Beast in 3D. Limited engagement! Never before seen in 3D! Now Beauty and the Beast is Sydney’s favorite princess movie and Belle is her [Read More]
Internet Security
Recently my 8-year-old begged me to join Club Penguin. If you’ve never heard of Club Penguin, don’t worry. Neither had I. When my son described it I thought it sounded a lot like a little kids’ Facebook. FRIGHTENING! When I checked it out, though, I discovered it’s a bunch of penguin avatars waddling around, playing [Read More]
Wordless Wednesday
The Truth about Thank You Notes
I was skimming Facebook and came across a post from Hallmark about helping kids write thank you notes. As it is January, and the presents have long been opened, played with, and put away, I have no excuse for not making my kids write thank you notes. Except that it’s torture. I know, I’m whining. [Read More]
The “S” Word
“Will,” my daughter whispered to her brother in the backseat of the car. “I know the ‘s’ word!” “Nuh uh,” he replied. “Sydneeeeey,” I said her name. You know, as if saying just her name is the be-all and end-all of discipline. She leaned over to her brother, smiling, and said, “A**.” The two of [Read More]
Peace on Earth
Merry Christmas everyone! If you don’t understand why I’m posting this picture or titling this post “Peace on Earth”, then read here!
American Girl, The Saga
Loyal readers (all 6 of you!) know that Sydney got an American Girl doll for her 5th birthday. What you don’t know, but should, is that my daughter has some sort of freakishly fabulous memory that nearly ruined the day she got her American Girl doll. Let me explain. Back in October, my husband and [Read More]
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