I made an emergency trip to the dentist today. I woke up this morning and my gum was swollen over my molar. There are a couple of dentists that work out of my dentist’s office. I usually go to Dr. Simony. I really like him. I have been his patient for 9 years. Well, he…
Grammy, Danpa, and Pre-Easter Fun
Since my son is only 2, last year all we did for Easter was have brunch. There was an Easter bunny, but he was probably the scariest one I’ve ever seen. That made this our first year with actual kid-participation. Yes, I know, Easter is next Sunday. My parents were in town last weekend, though, and…
Non-Toxic Cleaning and the Toxic Substances Control Act
I have been on a quest since my son was born to remove all the toxic chemicals from our home. It only seems logical that if I can do the same job with something that’s not poisonous when ingested, that I should. I started with the BabyGanics and Seventh Generation items, both of which I…
Such a girl!
My girls got GLITTER sidewalk chalk the other day and we used it yesterday. Well, it rained last night. When we went out to play this morning there was a shimmer on the sidewalk. I first thought it was glass. You know how the sunlight glints off the glass? It was not glass. It was…
Imagination is Wonderful
I am always amazed at how my child’s brain appears to have come pre-programmed to create a world of make-believe from ordinary surroundings. My two-year-old’s vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds as is his enunciation. With that I gain a glimpse of how incredibly powerful his imagination is and also how many things I never knew a…
Russia and a smattering of other legitimate news
Yes, Russia and the crisis in Ukraine still dominates most of the news the last few weeks and for good reason. Here’s the snapshot of that situation and a few other headlines you may have missed. Russia – Since we last wrote just after Ukraine deposed their president fears surrounding Russia’s influence in Crimea have…
Movie Time
How do you know if you have had a good time at the movies? If it is hours later, and you are readying yourself for bed and lots of popcorn is falling out of your bra. Such was the case for me this weekend when I took 2 of my daughters, 2 of my nieces…
Review of New Kids Book, ‘Find the Cutes’ by Vincent Noot and OUR FIRST CONTEST!
I don’t know about you but some of my little man’s favorite books (and how he learned a lot of his words) are the ‘I-Spy’ series. Although I like these books, I found that when I went searching for more most of the images are used in multiple books. I remember loving ‘Where’s Waldo’ when…
Dinner Surprise!
Like most of my female friends and acquaintances I have fallen into the dinner rut. You know the one. We have spaghetti once a week because all I really have to do is brown some ground pork sausage and onions then boil water, throw in sauce and “ta-da”, dinner is served. We have the same…
Ducks in a row, or not…
After a satisfyingly productive week at work I treated myself to a sumptuous and peaceful dinner out solo Friday before heading home. Sounded like such a great idea. The next morning on Pinterest I saw this cartoon and just couldn’t help but laugh because it sums up what happened afterwards so perfectly. Warning; this may be…