The weather is getting warmer, the pool is open, and the school year has two weeks to go. Yet, for some reason I can't stop thinking about the fall of 2010.Back then our youngest child had just started kindergarten, and I was enjoying my new-found freedom of five whole hours without having to clean up from someone getting their own juice or explain why Oreos at 9:00 a.m. were … [Read more...]
No Going Back
A few weeks ago, the kids and I were on my bed laughing and joking while watching TV.My youngest, Peter, was hugging me while my daughter Lizzy was trying to tickle me with her feet. She's only 10, but her feet are as big as mine.I was grateful to have all my chickens around me.Tom was sitting on the bed, trying to act a bit more mature at 13 than his younger sister and … [Read more...]
L is for Lizzy
If you are visiting from Bonbon Break welcome! Hope you get possessed! When our son, Tom, was eight years old, he needed a tooth pulled out. Or "wiggled" out, as the pediatric dentist we go to said."Mom, that means he's pulling my tooth out, yes?""Yes, Tom."The dentist went on to say they prefer to use the term wiggle. Tom looked at me and asked again if the dentist was going … [Read more...]
The Mission That’s Possible
I love movies that thrill you and take you on a ride. Not scary, gore-soaked flicks, but stories where a disaster looms and someone has two hours to save the world. It can be science fiction, like an alien invasion, or a spy story like Mission: Impossible.The typical thriller has one character who predicts the disaster. He or she is thought to be overreacting as they try to … [Read more...]
My Kids + My Blog = Jealousy
When a new member joins the family, there are bound to be growing pains. The kids may think it's fun at first to have someone new in the daily mix, but eventually the novelty wears thin as the day-to-day care of the new addition becomes a reality.Being a mom to three kids, I've lived through the excitement and adjustment that comes when your family expands. I totally expected … [Read more...]
