A gorgeous, breezy 79 degrees.
Sunshine draped over soft, green grass.
Dirt full of wiggly surprises.
A plastic house full of nothing but little kids with gigantic imaginations.
A Saturday with nothing better to do than run and play.
Linking up again with Jessica and Natalie for Essence of Now, and Alison and Galit for […]
As I mentioned before, we do Labor Day big in my family. Every year it’s different, but for the past 15 years, we’ve always done something.
It’s a big deal, because my parents had four kids, and we have given them 11 grandchildren, so get-togethers, for us, are chaos and noise […]
Bruna of Bees With Honey is an elementary school teacher, wife of a handsome blonde, and mom of three gorgeous girls.
She does Mama Teach Us features that focus on some educational aspect of parenting like colors, numbers, shapes, etc. It’s a fantastic resource for parents (or guardians) looking for good ways to […]
For the last week and a half, E. Belle and I have done a great deal of waiting outside for the bus. Erv is always taking a nap (or hanging out in his bed).
Ivy, up until now, has only gone half days in school, so she has gotten home at […]
Their eyes were big as we pulled into the parking lot. They grabbed their backpacks and held my hands tightly as we walked into the building.
“Can you stay with me?” Henry asks, as we make our way through the gym to the far side where the first graders sat, waiting.
“No, […]
One day last week, we had to get up super early the next morning for a funeral, so the girls went to sleep at my parents’ and rode with them to the service.
The boys stayed at the house, and after Erv went to sleep, Henry, T, and I went swimming […]
All of the girls in the family were invited to a tea party on Tuesday evening at my brother and sister-in-law’s house.
The requirements? Dress fancy and bring some finger foods.
My nieces and SIL worked hard on the decor and ambience of the event, and did a fabulous job of it.
We’ve […]
I’m a stay at home mom, so I do all kinds of fun jobs every day. Some days, my proudest accomplishment is that of a Toy Repair Specialist.
This was my first foray into toy repair:
Baby Sheep was Henry’s beloved stuffed animal. But one day during nap time, when Henry had […]
Happy Father’s Day, T.
You were the best thing that could have happened to the three (now five) of us.
Are you happy it’s Friday? We are visiting the brand new Lego store today, in the middle of potty training.
Oh yes, we are.
But the potty training didn’t start out so well. And that is the understatement of the DECADE.
How did we turn it around? You’ll have to check out my […]