...The View From Here
My kids love to laugh and giggle, joke and wiggle. The following book is a favorite of theirs at the moment: “Last Night I Had A Laughmare.” Although we wind down at night and read (and sing) in bed as a relaxation method, this book provides one last chuckle. My mom (a mother of four and a Special Education Para for many years) once told me, “Things may have gone wrong during the day and you might have messed up {Read More}
I have been doing a lot of reflecting lately. My kids are getting older, and while I want them to have wonderful memories of their childhood, I worry that they wont. It’s not that I don’t try to do fun activities and projects, make great memories, and more, because I do … but I find that life gets complicated and stressful, which can lead to more yelling then great memories. I don’t want to be “that mom” … you know {Read More}
When I was about 15 years old, my step mom was diagnosed and underwent treatment for breast cancer. 12 years later, and it still gives me lots of perspective, and much to reflect on. As a teenager, I lived in a bubble : one where I was invincible, and no one that I loved could be hurt or effected by sickness. I was aware of breast cancer, I had learned about it in health class, and I knew that it {Read More}
Last week, I told you a bit about what makes my pup, Jasper, great. His exuberance, goofiness and lovable personality are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his awesomeness (can you tell I am a proud furry-baby mommy??). What really makes him a great dog is how he is with his “siblings”… And yes, by siblings I am talking about V and E For a very long time, bedtime was terrible in our house. V is {Read More}
My kids and I had a very special, and super awesome movie night on Tuesday! Last week, I saw that one of my favorite movies was available on Kid’s OnDemand – and I was very surprised to find out that there was a movie in the series that I hadn’t seen yet. What series?? Ice Age of course!! I have always liked the first two movies: Ice Age and Ice Age The Meltdown, but I had no idea that there {Read More}
Here is a photo from our mini-vacation! We are having a great time and V was so excited to get her picture taken with Frankenstein! {Please leave me a comment and link up your own Wordless Wednesday post!}
After his sister left for her dad’s last week, E was missing his “Tee-Tee”. He went into her room and decided to rummage through her drawers. He pulled on a pair of her underwear (both of his legs up through one leg hole – they were bunched around his butt) and he got a skirt to complete his outfit. He was very proud when he came out to show me {Please leave me a comment and link up your {Read More}
My mom has been a top notch event planner so far this summer. She planned our super fun Tea Party, and she also planned a fun trip to the waterfalls right near her house. I used to go here with my gramma when I was younger, and I have such great memories of playing there with all of my cousins. I was so excited to bring my kids there and see what they thought. The picnic lunch was just the {Read More}
We had a picnic at the water falls near my moms house last week, and I got this great picture of her walking to the water with her bucket to look for rocks and minnows. It was so much fun! {Please leave me a comment and link up your own Wordless Wednesday post!}
Summer is the PERFECT time for fun, adventures, and of course … new friends! {Please leave me a comment and link up your own Wordless Wednesday post!}
