Quiet Night
For us, my husband and I, this is literally the first time in 18 years that it is indeed a quiet night. You could even say it is a silent night, however, the music of the soundtrack with Dolby Surround Sound Read More …
Tag: kids
When The Bell Doesn’t Ring
When we have trained ourselves to follow certain habits, we sometimes fall behind when the bell doesn’t ring as expected. Or, we make lists, but don’t look at them. Or, we turn off our ringer, and the bell does ring, Read More …
Long Days Ahead
This past week, with 3 snow events (and counting) have been long, but the longest week is still to come. The last week before Christmas Day means we have seemingly long days ahead. In reality, they are the shortest of Read More …
Life and Lemons
There are quite a few analogies about life and lemons out there, and my favorite is probably about opening a lemonade stand. Or, a vodka lemon spritzer maybe? Even though lemonade stands conjure up the idea of summer and sun-shiny Read More …
Love the Substitute
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
So Excited
I can’t even say how so excited I am today… I made one simple, but well thought out, purchase today for a Christmas Eve gift. We also made a plan for the day. A plan that aligns with our family Read More …
Move Over Apples
When toddlers first try apples, they love them. Delicious. Then, they get their first taste of candy, or cake and they are pretty sure to say (by a show of hands swiping) “move over apples – give me that candy!” Read More …
Caffeinated Sisters
I have plenty of caffeinated sisters, besides my siblings…but they’re my favorite. We all do it. We have our favorite. It just is a part of our lives; caused by with early mornings, late nights stay up kids from homework Read More …
Horses Wild
We learn to play card games at an early age – at least we used to. Today, would the kids even understand it if we joked around and laid down a pair of cards and yelled “horses wild!” They don’t Read More …
Sounds Worse
Ok, so earlier today, I heard something said by my youngest daughter and it made me pause. Her statement, while true, sounds worse than it is. I can’t resist commenting and sharing this… Now, if you’re young…or younger, this may Read More …