For the last few weeks my nine-year-old, Peter, has been wanting to use a remote control to either make the days go backward so he can relive Christmas or New Year’s, or go forward to his birthday or to when he’ll be 16 like his older brother. Then there are the days when he wants to pause time. Such as Valentine’s Day when we were eating chocolate cake and giving each other … [Read more...]
Deck the Halls With Lots of Memories
I can’t believe that once again it’s time to break out the Christmas ornaments and decorate the tree. Yes, many of you had your trees up and decorated weeks ago. My two sisters had their homes beautifully decorated shortly after Thanksgiving. They mailed their Christmas cards by December 1. We just put up our tree today, and once again I’m skipping the Christmas cards. … [Read more...]
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
In just a few short days, a war’s going to break out in my otherwise (somewhat) peaceful household. November 1 starts the annual “War of the Christmas Music.” Each year, it’s me against my husband Joe and the three little darlings that I brought into this world, I should add after a collective 36 hours of labor and three C-sections. This year, I’m taking a proactive … [Read more...]
The Power of Positive Reinforcement and Your Teen
The Following is a sponsored post for Stop Medicine Abuse.Org. The opinions are all mine. In December my first baby turns 16. How is it possible that the baby I brought home from the hospital is about to get his learner’s permit for a driver’s license? When Tom was an infant, the teen years were so far away that I barely thought about them while I was toting him around in … [Read more...]
The Joy of Family
As I look back on my childhood, I realize that many of my best memories came from the shared misery my sisters and I endured. Sharing the back seat of a Volvo for numerous trips to my uncle’s dairy farm, often with bags of cow manure for my father’s organic garden in the trunk. We had to come up with ways to fight the boredom of those five-hour car trips with only two … [Read more...]
