My good older ole pal, Pittsburgh JoAnn is in town visiting with her daughter, Erin this week.
We met when our kids were in 1st grade together. My oldest son had come home from his first day of school to tell me he had been seated in between two blonde haired girls, but that both girls wore their hair in [...]
Is it too early to start back to school shopping?
Yes, it’s that time of year that parents across the country let out a collective sigh as they realise they’ve actually made it half way through the summer holidays and they’re still alive it’s time to hit the stores. I’ll admit it. I have no shame. [...]
Children are not immune to the worries of adults. Even if you try and protect your child from the economic gripes of the nation, they are unfortunately still met with signs of the times. Take a drive across my home town, we pass several run down, abandoned homes all with for sale signs in the [...]
Have I ever mentioned what a big kid my hubby is?
Well, he is.
DH likes to take his boys 4×4ing in his beloved Land Rover. He knows he has our children’s lives in his hands, so he is always usually very careful and basically just takes them for a drive through the woods and goes through a couple [...]
Yes, I know I shouldn’t, but this week I resorted to sound effects and role playing to encourage my littlest one to eat something other than his usual repertoire of applesauce, chicken nuggets or spaghetti.
I know it’s wrong, but seriously I’ve tried everything else! (And, I might add that I’m wide open to any suggestions you may like [...]
Fun isn’t it?
The other day, the boys and I headed down to Daddy’s work to meet him for a lunch date on his birthday as he was going to pulling a late one at the office.
We got to the Cracker Barrel restaurant that is right next to DH’s place of work. Now, Logan still has huge separation [...]
So, another item from our “list of things to do this summer” is checked off!
I braved the first day of my period and 70% chance of thunderstorms to head out with the kids to the local water park for a fun filled day! We had arranged to meet up with friends, but were not thirty seconds [...]
Sshhhhhh . . . can you hear that?
It’s the sound of silence!
One of the nice things about DH getting off to work at 6:45 a.m. is that he wakes me up banging about with his morning routine — he likes to call himself Mr. Stealth, but believe me this he is not! Now, me being [...]
How do you like it?
So, one of the cool things for kids about going shopping to the grocery store with mummy is that they get a freebie cookie treat from the bakery, right? My youngest learned pretty quickly which grocery store chain offers the best tasting cookie and now I can never shop without hitting [...]
No, it’s not what you bloody well think although . . . no, I digress!
Took the boys to the beach this morning, but when I was getting ready I pulled something in my back. I figured it must have been when I was bent over in the shower shaving all the important bits and pieces. [...]
