Thesecond year of a little boys life is all about learning to do things on his own. He’s talking more, seeing more, and the physical milestones are tremendous. Here are some practical ideas your birthday boy should enjoy all year long. I Can Do it Myself Maybe it was more my influence, but I was all…
The Whole bunch of Tattle Tails
We are at an interesting point at my house right now. We are some where between being a whole bunch of Tattle Tails and a whole bunch of Take Care of It Ourselvers. Which may not sound like a terrible thing except that we are constantly going overboard in one direction or the other. Shush…
Eyes in the Back of Moms Heads
Growing up my younger brother thought that our step-mom had eyes in the back of her head. He was constantly getting caught for his transgressions. Of course me being 2 years older, and much more mature, I knew that he was just being sloppy and getting caught! I remember a whole week when he stared really…
Scrapbooking!
I like to scrapbook. I rarely do it. Because it takes time to pull out all my supplies, find the pictures I printed eons ago, then match pictures to different papers, and stamps and punches and embossing both heat and dry embossing. I have a ton of supplies to do scrapbooking. It takes time, and…
December Headlines
An AirAsia Airbus A320 crashed in the Java Sea killing all 162 passengers aboard. 30 bodies have been recovered so far. President Obama initiated a major shift in US foreign policy toward Cuba which will allow limited travel and trade to begin. North Korean backed hackers infiltrated Sony pictures and threatened violence if they released…
The Other Saltana
I have known for some time now that I may have made a mistake in naming all 3 of my similarly featured female children names that all start with the same letter. This fact really didn’t hit home with me until last week. My 93-year-old grandmother just comes right out and plainly states “I can’t…
Dear Santa (2)
Dear Santa, Now Santa, you know how much I like surprises. And most of the time I really do! This year you really out did yourself. Not in a good way either. Three out of five of the H family got the flu. Not cool! Even one of my cats managed to puke in…
S is Coming!
S is coming! S is coming! No, not Santa. He’ll be here next week. S from Beyond the Sippy Cup will be here later on this afternoon! I am as excited as if it were Christmas morning. It’s 5 am and instead of laying in bed fast asleep like I usually am, I’m wide awake…
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, I am formally filing a grievance, lodging a complaint, of filing charges against Billy the Elf. Yes, you remember him. The Elf on the Shelf you sent to us a few days after Thanksgiving this year. Since his arrival he has been lazy and just getting into general mischief. I have solid proof of…
Conversations Overheard
As I picked up Shush and Al from preschool today I announced that Cole was coming over to play with us for a little bit so his mom could run some errands. I overheard them having the most interesting conversation in the back seat of the minivan. Shush announces that she is going to hold…