Time for a quiz… What can the kids make for free that you can always leave at someone else’s house? Answer: A Mess! Hey, take it easy, I never claimed to be funny, just mildly informative and hopefully helpful. Ok, really, time to get back to business. It’s getting near that time of year when…
It’s not me Mommy!
I ran upstairs this morning to brush my hair. I only need two minutes. I just want to brush my hair, no product, no tool (other than the brush), nothing else, I just needed two minutes! I only had three minutes till it’s time to run out the door for the bus. I’m upstairs half…
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Today was a series of toddler moments, some fun, some not
I’m sharing out of empathy with all the other toddler moms out there (or for those of you considering, about to enter, or new to parenthood… consider this a sneak peek). Here were highlights of my day (this is a long post, warning you now): – Mr.C toddles into my room and today he’s not in the…
Visiting Grandma
My 3 year old and I went to visit Grandma today. Now this is my Grandmother. She is 91 years young. We took Grandma to lunch, and on the way back from lunch my child was singing in the back seat. Grandma says “Wow! She sure is a happy little thing! You are doing a…
Super-Typhoon in the Philippines Leaves Thousands Devastated
Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines Friday. The death toll is now estimated at 10,000 but may increase as authorities reach more victims. The UN estimates 660,000 people have been displaced; some without food, water or medicine. International relief efforts have begun to pick up, with many countries pledging tens of millions of dollars. The…
Army men are keenly camouflaged for green rice
Found this interloper when trying to snag bites between knocking down battalions with blocks. Sneaky little sniper. I love having a little boy even if he does knock down every tower I build. If we ever get around to the recipe page I’ll share the green rice recipe…add a little leftover chicken or pork (shown…
Parenting Tip For the Day 4
By the time you realize you forgot to put on deodorant … It is too late!
Manners for kids
I really enjoyed this article I stumbled upon (through Pinterest, another new discovery). It gives some simple guidelines for what manners we should be focusing on at different ages for our kids. Mr.C’s first words were airplane, momma, and thank-you, so I’m all on board with this. We are now at the sharing phase, though,…
Parenting Tip for the day 3
If all your Lego people are missing their heads, you find them 2 days latter while picking up dog dirt in the backyard. And no thank you, I did not wash them off and put them back in the lego bin! I can’t explain why the heads taste better than the entire body. You’ll have…