My boys have never (and I fear WILL never) be known for their clean eating habits. Try as I might, they are slobs. They do seem to improve with age, but Tommy is still in the midst of slob-ville. After a dinner of semi-healthy things followed by a chocolate milk shake, Tommy went to the […]
Month: April 2013
Vegetable Attire
Billy has always been my child most interested in fashion. He’s been more picky about his clothes for as long as he could talk. Socks, in particular, have to be just right – he prefers character socks to boring plain white ones. Give him Batman or Spiderman any day over Hanes. I make an effort […]
Seventh Place
Be it good or bad, our boys are competitive. Not on the soccer field or even in the classroom, but with each other! Races to get dressed, wash hands after dinner, get their seat belts on … they race and sometimes cry because they didn’t win. We are trying to work on this. It is […]
Good-bye, Sally
Six and a half years ago, my brother and his wife sold us their Dodge Neon for a great price. We were very grateful for the reliable car and Kevin drove it daily for years. The Neon is bright blue and Ricky dubbed it “Sally” from the movie “Cars.” She was no porche, like […]
Patience
I have been given several opportunities to help out in Rusty’s Primary class at church. Sometimes I am more thankful for these opportunities than others. A few weeks ago, as I helping the teacher pass out goldfish crackers, one of the little boys got a bit impatient. He wanted his crackers NOW! The cute little […]