My husband’s Amazon wish list is empty and he couldn’t be happier. Every year, I have the hardest time coming up with Christmas gift ideas for Mike. I have no problem making a massive Amazon wish list for myself, but my husband… that’s a different story. When my brother introduced us to the Settlers of [...]
Read full post...I bought Jocelyn a Snow White costume a size too big for Halloween. I procrastinated and that was all they had. Originally I wanted to make costumes for the girls (yeah, right). Jocelyn was going to be a tomato and Alexis a pea pod. (How do you strap a pea pod in a stroller?) [...]
Read full post...I really, really, really dislike Halloween. Yes, it’s creepy and eerie and that doesn’t appeal to me. But the main reason is because I live in a HUGE neighborhood with houses VERY close together, meaning trick or treaters galore. And it’s not the kids who live here. That would make sense. But so many people [...]
Read full post...I really should try to make some audio files of these, but I was thinking today of some really cute ways Jocelyn pronounces certain words:
Names
Grammy = “Mammy” (even though she knows G begins the names Grammy, Grandpa, and Grandma)
Jocelyn = “Jah”
Alexis = “Yah”
Julia = “Mama Tay Doo” (She thinks Julia’s whole name is “Mama’s friend [...]
I am an expert in no way, but my personal experience has taught me two things that make my life as mom easier: 1) Don’t be in a hurry and 2) Forget about what other people think (except the pediatrician).
To expand on my first point, which I know isn’t always realistic, there WILL be meltdowns [...]
Our little Alexis was diagnosed with acid reflux at 4 months old. Her doctor prescribed Prevacid, which she has taken daily since then. Searching online one day, I came across momswearingpuke.com. The site has a forum for everything related to reflux and other childhood diseases. As I read, I noticed that the moms signed their [...]
Read full post...Once upon a time in a college art class, I had to do a project in the style of a famous artist. I chose Claes Oldenburg and crafted a giant taco out of an egg foam mattress, some colored foam and felt. It was voted favorite in show at our school exhibit. It was a [...]
Read full post...My two-year-old selected her own clothing today. She chose a bright blue top with neon green designs on it…but she didn’t want to wear the matching shorts. She wanted to wear the light purple, pink and green plaid shorts. And so she did. And yes, we went out in public.
When we got home I asked [...]
