Author: Cindy

Grandmama was a huge help during our moving process.  She would take the boys and let Kevin and I have some packing or moving time without having to parent.  We didn’t just appreciate it, the boys loved spending so much time with her. One of these days, Grandmama took the boys for a walk along […]

Somewhere, somehow Rusty picked up that another word for bathroom is “restroom.”  It is now his word of choice for that particular experience.  The rest of us might say, “I need to use the  … potty/bathroom/loo.”  For Rusty it is always the restroom.  Even if I say, “Rusty, do you need to use the bathroom?” […]

I would never say that I’m happy my dad passed away, but I do try to find the positives in the situation.  Dad’s passing has allowed a lot of conversations with the boys about death and heaven.  And it gives a bit more meaning to Memorial Day.  We aren’t just wandering a cemetery looking at […]

There aren’t a lot of activities that I intend to force my boys to do.  Piano and swimming, though, are two in which they have no option.  No choice.  They will do both for years and years and they must accept that. So far, only Ricky has begun piano.  Let’s just say he complains less […]

We make New Year’s Resolutions at our house.  Not impossible stuff, just a goal to do something sometime during the new year.  For instance, I wanted to read 12 books (finished that by the end of April) and Kevin wanted to move the deep freezer into the garage (buying a new house kind of sped […]