Falling down on your resolutions already? Want a goal that makes you feel good? Make an easy pledge this year: Read more! It’s fun, it’s educational, portable, comes in an e-version if so desired, practically everyone can do it, and even if that means you are reading TO someone else, get the whole family … [Read more…]
Neighbors?!? fireworks woke us up at midnight. We thought the kids fell out of bed. All clear. Before that we played on the internet, snacked on a pint of Ben and Jerry’s (Karamel Sutra), and watched Dr. Who. My husband fell asleep before 10. I finally shook him awake off the couch and got … [Read more…]
December’s theme focused on joy. The last question I’m tackling is: What do you hope brings you joy in the coming year? Ever since I started writing these posts ( a lot more frequently at the beginning of the month than the end, holidays, you know…) I’ve been thinking a LOT about what makes … [Read more…]
What season do YOU think is the most wonderful time of the year? Is it winter? No, no, definitely not. My husband LOVES the snow.. Loves! Me? Not so much. I’d rather it bee 100 degrees, high humidity, working outside with sweat rolling down my nose… give me heat! I can always cool down … [Read more…]
Where is your happy place? Somewhere quiet….even asleep this family is unbelievably loud.
One of the topics for NaBloPoMo in December was about the funniest text you have received. Since we don’t text that often, and usually it’s for a specific purpose (we use e-mail, not text for nearly everything) there’s not that much funny there. But I did get something joyful this morning: I made my … [Read more…]
The kids always put their all into the Christmas program at church. This year thankfully there were no angel halos shredding silver tinsel all over the carpet. No ties around heads or rope sashes for shepherds and crowns covered in foil for the wise men. The kids just sang. It was epically bad and beautiful … [Read more…]
Topic: Do you think you maintain a good balance of making yourself happy while making other people happy? Excuse me while I laugh at this thought. One of my friends told me that I didn’t even have myself on the proverbial ‘to do’ list. I’m trying to change that. I got a haircut. It … [Read more…]
Who is the happiest person you know? What is their secret? The happiest people I know are my kids. Huh. I’m not really sure that sunk in the first time I read through it. The happiest people I KNOW are MY kids. My kids are HAPPY! Yeah! I’m totally giving myself a pat … [Read more…]
***Note Just like you, your child is an individual- whether 2 weeks, 2 years or 20 years old, your child is still your child and it can be immensely frustrating if you have a food issue. After all, this wonderful child you carried/adopted/fostered has his/her own sense of taste and you can’t make it … [Read more…]