I bet you can’t read the title of this post without thinking of the beginning scene of the Lion King. Honestly, in my opinion, the first 3 or 4 minutes of that movie are some of the best moments in film. Ever. Whenever my kids watch it, my son Sam yells “Mommy, it’s your [...]
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school’s out for the summer! what are you doing?
This is the last full week school is in session. Let that sink in for a minute. Are you ready? When the first of May hit I started to think about what our summer plans were-I believe I heard crickets chirping. I mean-these kids are going to be home all day long. *insert smiley face* [...]
Today is your day!
I received an email from an old friend about a month ago. It was out of the blue and took me completely by surprise In the email, she told me that I had inspired her to train for a marathon. She had never thought it was possible to do something outside of being a mom . [...]
Gardening with Kids
Before becoming a stay at home mom, my job was a landscape designer. I loved beautifying people’s yards and creating wonderful landscapes where there wasn’t much aesthetic appeal before. I could not wait to share my love of gardening with my kids and it’s been so fun to have them involved in planting our own garden. I remember gardening [...]
freezing time
While at Walmart, all alone, late one Saturday night, I found myself standing in the children’s book section. I am sucker for books, especially children’s books and love to see what is new on the shelves. I came across a book called “If I could keep you little…” by Marianne Richmond. As I held the [...]
show your appreciation
1,170 1,170 is the number of hours (approximately) our children spend with their teachers during a school year. That doesn’t even count the time spent preparing lessons, materials, research, conferences, grading papers..the list could go on and on. Teachers do a lot for our kids and I think they deserve some appreciation! May 6-10th is [...]
the art of compassion
I have been having a bit of a crisis in our house lately. The last few weeks, I have been dismayed to find that my children seem to think only of one person – themselves. It’s been especially obvious with my second grader. Rather than stop and think about how his actions and words could [...]
when should i talk to my kids about “it”
Sigh. You feel it right? The deep breath in, slow breath out-being a mom is hard. You always think you are going to be prepared for certain things in parenthood. When they start walking, talking, going to school.. and then one day you are driving down the road and your daughter from directly behind you [...]
i’m not listening
When are you going to have kids? How many kids are you going to have? You’ve been married for five minutes… we want answers! Does this sound familiar? As soon as the blessed nuptials are past and the honeymoon is a collection of photos and mementos gracing your coffee table, the questions begin. These [...]
I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla
We are a transracial family. What does that mean? It means that not all our family members have the same skin color. We have different family histories and different roots to our family tree, but as soon as our children came into our lives we became a family. The 6 of us walk into a [...]
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