Year: 2009

How do you know that your kids had lasting fun and made memories on a vacation?  You see them playing together with a little city and toy figures saying things like this: “Time to go to Camp Carnival.  It’s on the 12th floor.” “This isn’t our room.  This is the 2nd floor.  We don’t sleep […]

Billy has a bit of a cold.   I have a long list of things to accomplish today.  So, after dropping Ricky off at school, I went back to my list knowing I had 15 minutes before lunch and then Billy’s nap.  Billy wandered in to where I was and said, “Momma, me getting tie-red!”  I […]

Around here, Ricky doesn’t call shirts with hoods “hoodies.”  Instead, they are “shirts with helmets.” Around here, when a two year old goes missing at the children’s museum, you can bet that he’ll find his way to the room with all the trains … every single time! Around here, when you go to your kindergartner’s […]

I was in my room the other day and it was not quite lunch time when in walks Billy.  He was hugging something very close to his chest and I couldn’t quite make out what it was.  Then he let me know, “Me love haw dogs!”  The dear child had gotten the bag of hot […]

In honor of the month of giving thanks, I thought I would list a few things for which I’m thankful. 1.  That Kevin is such a great dad!  He does more than his fair share of story reading, tucking in, worrying, teeth brushing, diaper changing, teaching, imagining, etc.  And, in return, the boys love him […]