Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
We are about to head out for a year end open house and I am halfway through wrangling kids into looking somewhat respectable. We have survived the holiday season despite wretched coughs and managed to have fun in a low key savage family sort of way. Heck we even had GROWN UPS over to visit […]
The other day, my mom showed me a lovely cocktail dress that she really coveted from Laura. She sighed and said ‘if only I had a place to wear such a nice dress.’ I felt her pain. She is retired and so there are no more office Christmas events to get all gussied up for. […]
We are getting to the fingernail biting time of trying to finish your shopping – BUT! But if you have a few tween and preteen girls on your list and are near a Michael’s, who carry this line, these are good products to grab. We received the Ribbon Barrette Maker and the Friendship Bracelet Maker from […]
I honestly can’t think of anything more frustrating. I attended the kids Christmas concert this morning. Yes, with Tara. ANYWAY, it was a full program with junior and senior bands, the choir and a few classes all performing some sort of Christmas homage. Adam was up three times for his choir, class and music group […]
The other day a man who had been watching all the shenanigans with Tara, asked me why I decided to have a third. This inocuous but vaguely insulting question caused my mom and I to look at each other and I just laughed and said something like ‘I must have been drunk.’ If only he knew. But […]
Adam received a Nano Spiral Starter kit for his birthday in the spring. It was a HUGE hit. You cannot NOT smile at these busy robo bugs buzzing around jostling each other. Hexbug Nano’s are tiny robotic bugs that ‘vibrate’ and with their little rubbery legs act like real bugs. Innovation First Trading kindly sent us […]
Every year I have big ideas and long lists about all the Christmas themed events going on around town. Empty pockets, low energy and no time seem to eat away at these lists and we feel lucky if we get the kids to see Santa at the mall. We have done the Christmas Train in […]
As they kids get older, their interests change and I figure to keep my blog as personal as possible, the reviews and so forth that I cover will reflect that. I really truly try to stick with products that we would use or buy for ourselves. This is a site about myself and my family […]
The kids go mental when a box arrives from Hallmark. They cannot wait to see what sort of fun things are there to make the season or celebration more fun. I think they outdid themselves with the sampling from their Holiday Collection for 2011. Hallmark certainly put us all in the Christmas spirit. There are […]
