I love Christmas. The music, the cookies, the excitement of the kids as they think about what they would like Santa to bring them. This time of year can make the kids go a little bit crazy! Thank goodness for learning songs on youtube which can keep them distracted whilst you prepare for the many relatives coming to stay at your home over the holiday period. There’s a magic to … [Read more...]
Sunday in the Car with Fran
My name is Kathy. But my mother, the woman who named me, has a habit of calling me Francine. Now I know what you must be thinking, I have a sister named Fran, and she just mixes us up. This would make perfect sense. Heck, I’m guilty of mixing up all three of my kids’ names, and I have two boys and a girl.But Francine is not one of my sisters. She’s my aunt. For some reason, … [Read more...]
Daddy’s Girl
Growing up this backyard was my playground. It was also the site of many arguments over the weekly torture exercise my dad would put my sisters and I through, otherwise knows as mowing the lawn.Being a girl was no excuse. And my mother was of no help since she frequently told us how she mowed the lawn even when she was nine months pregnant with each one of us. My sisters and I … [Read more...]
School Daze
The last day of school finally came and went. It's official, we're on summer break in New York.The last weeks of school were a blur of plays and parties. One of the highlights was getting to see our daughter, Lizzy, be the announcer of the third grade Rain Forest production. It's always a thrill to watch any of our children on stage, but when Lizzy went up to the microphone, … [Read more...]
