Silent Saturday…on Sunday.

This week, I had the chance to see two of my darlings take center stage in their respective activities.
Leah and her Daisy Girl Scout Troop gave a presentation about Girl Scouts (or Guides as they are called) in Mexico. The event was in celebration of World Thinking Day: a day when Girl Scouts and Girl [...]

One of the most difficult tasks a parent has is finding someone capable of caring for your children on the occasions that dictate you must leave them at home when you go out.
I thought I had someone I could rely on. Someone who could care for them as well, if not better, than I. I’ve [...]

My mother loves to tell the story of the time that my dad was supposed to be watching me so she could take a bath. I was probably about 6. When he finally came looking for me, I was perched on the toilet with my toy guitar and had been serenading her in my truly [...]

I’m not sure how you spent your afternoon, but this is how I spent part of mine. Jealous?

Remember the show Mad about You? We loved that show!
Paul and Jamie were newlyweds. We were newlyweds.
Paul and Jamie had a dog. We had a dog.
Paul and Jamie had a slanty floor in one part of their apartment. We had a slanty floor in one part of our apartment.
Jamie went back to school. I went [...]

Sarah is 2 1/2 years old. The youngest of four children. As an only child, I’m not so familiar with birth-order roles. I expected her to be a baby longer. She has so many people to do things for her, I thought she would just go along letting everyone do for her.
Well, I’ve been wrong [...]

Warning: photos in this post may not be for the faint of heart. Pun intended.
One of my favorite things to do is to volunteer at my kids’ school. If parents are invited, I’m there!
I love being able to observe them in their school setting–learning, interacting with their friends and teachers. It’s just so much fun!
And [...]

If there was one thing I hated as a child, it was going to the dentist. His name was Dr. Kennedy. He was old (well, he probably wasn’t but he seemed like it to me). He had shaky hands (so maybe he was old).
It was scary. It was painful.
During my early adult years, I didn’t [...]

I just love to throw kids parties! Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, tea parties…FUN! FUN! FUN!
I have never done a Valentine’s party.
Last week during our snow days, Leah decided to plan one. The kids will sometimes set up a club, store, game room, dance party, etc., in their bedrooms and the rest of the family attends. I [...]