So I am now planning for the empty playground. I guess this is the first step in preparation for the empty nest. My youngst is off to kindergarten in August. I attended my first PTO meeting this week, we have kindergarten orientation on Friday and my daydreams are currently filled with “spare […]

My 5 year old girl absolutely went nuts over Barbie this year. I had sheltered her from Barbie as best I could until the neighbor shared the delightful girlie experience EVERY afternoon. So I capitulated and got her Barbie for her birthday this year. Keeping her away from Barbie worked just as […]

On this rare occasion my husband and I went out on a date. Our wonderful baby sitter had put the children to bed and all was good for the night.
We arrived home and I was getting the run down on how the night at home went with the kids. There seemed to only […]

Grandpa adores his grandkids and of course he believes they are all handsome/pretty and smart! We were just sitting around chatting one afternoon and Grandpa was commenting about just how my 4 year old girl is absolutely beautiful. He just finds it amazing that we have such a beautiful child. No one […]

On our recent drive down to Orlando we stopped in at Grandpas for an overnight stay. We also stopped in on the return trip home. It was a great opportunity to break up the drive and visit with family.
On the drive back to Grandpa’s place we stopped at the local cemetery to visit […]

My blonde 4 year old has her own way of speaking…
kapleece - people who keep the streets safe from crime
babatisim - religious act ….
Spongeabob - SpongeBob SquarePants
sunscream - protects your skin from sun damage
speed lemon - speed for vehicles and fruit?

When I asked him why he behaved so well at school but misbehaved and spoke so rudely at home he replied, “I only have so much goodness in me and I use it all up at school!” It appears that my plea to save a little of that goodness for home fell on deaf […]

Sometimes we forget just what little sponges our children are. Often I see behaviour that I know could only come from modelling me…and that is scary! I trained my second boy to scream before thinking, and to whine before asking! He was born only 17 months after our the first son. […]