It will never cease to amaze me that until last year I did not even have an email address, but today I'm a blogger! One of the best gifts of my new online life is the chance I have had to meet some really great people and develop some really great friendships.One of my most favorite people is Sharon from Mom's Madhouse Advice. Not only is she a special person, but this lady's … [Read more...]
When All Else Fails…Laugh
As I was waking up I could hear crying. Loud crying. Almost bordering on screaming. I called Joe's name, but he didn't answer. I couldn't see my husband sleeping on the pull-out chair. I was still sore and did not want to move until I had to. The crying continued to get louder and louder as I heard the wheels of the isolettes being rolled down the hall as the nurses delivered … [Read more...]
A Great Gift
Last week I found myself in a bit of a twilight zone moment. My 12-year-old son, Tom, was not acting like himself. He was acting, dare I say... like me."Tom, can you please help your sister with her seat belt?" We were running around as usual, and I have come to depend on the hand that Tom can give me with his younger brother and sister."Lizzy, do your seat belt, and, I don't … [Read more...]
Mommys Little Builder
My youngest child Peter is a marvel at building with blocks, train tracks, vegetables, paper cups, and anything else he can get his hands on. This may be fairly common for most five-year-olds, but it is very foreign in our family of five."Mom, do you think it's possible he was switched at birth?" my oldest, Tom, asked.This was after Peter had set up his trains all over our … [Read more...]
Parenting 101
My father taught me on of the best parenting lessons I ever learned, and I was only five at the time. One of my favorite things when I was a little girl was to go to Eisenhower Park with my family. The park had a small petting zoo that included a pig pen. Any time my two sisters and I disobeyed our parents, we would be warned that we would be sent to live with the pigs. It was … [Read more...]
