My mom just sent me this email and I had to share.
Cup of Tea.
One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me. I was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given me a little ‘tea set’ as a gift and it was one of my favorite toys.
Daddy was in [...]
Those are the boys last September on their first days of school (Ethan in K and Ben preschool). I do not want this summer to end! I am not a huge fan of 85 degrees or higher temps but I love having all 4 kids home all day and I am trying to not think [...]
I think if I were to find $5 bills every time I cleaned our house would be spotless. Instead when I clean under dressers I am greeted with these rewards…
[WARNING] – Content may not be suitable for those without children
A few years ago we got Ethan a Sit and Spin for Christmas. Being the organized parents that we are, all the wrapping was taking place in the wee hours of Christmas Eve. We wanted to have the Sit and Spin ready to go so we put the batteries in and gave it a test. [...]
One of my biggest concerns about Ethan starting Kindergarten was our morning schedule. I wasn’t worried about getting the kids up in time, I was concerned that my habit of hitting the snooze alarm… repeatedly… for as long as an hour… would make us all late. My solution was the Ice Cube Alarm [...]
The Parent Bloggers Network and Brothers-All-Natural are teaming up to sponsor a Blog Blast about SNACKS this weekend. With the start of kindergarten and preschool this month I have been trying to think of new snack ideas to send with the kids and I have to say its harder than I anticipated (I am also [...]
I haven’t done a Blog Blast in awhile so I decided to join the Parent Bloggers Network and Burger King for their current Blog Blast: Are you THAT Family? They are looking for people’s “dinner out with the kids” horror stories: “tell us what you do now to avoid the food on the walls, juice [...]
Today I’m writing about BREAKFAST and our morning routine for the Parent Bloggers Network as part of a contest sponsored by KRAFT BAGEL-FULS. I’m not really a morning person and so my best bet is to get as much stuff ready the night before as possible so that we can avoid being late when its [...]
A few weeks ago we had a power outage in the middle of the night. I woke up when I heard Ben crying and making his way down the stairs. After stubbing my toes a few times I met him at the bottom of the stairs and carried him over to our bed. Curious as [...]
This weekend’s blog blast is about what makes a mom. With Mother’s Day approaching the Parent Bloggers Network is teaming up this time with Microsoft and its “Portraits of Mom” campaign that runs from April 19-May 11, 2008. I wasn’t going to participate this week because being a mom is so important and special and [...]
