Writing about life... unrefined.
Dining out is something that the Joneses like to do. Maybe a little too much. Some nights, it’s just Mr. Jones and me, but we don’t always opt to leave the kids home. They deserve a nice night out, too, right? Barring the occasional refereeing that comes from eating in or out with kids, enjoying [...]
Reading this in email and can’t see the image? Click over to the post! I know… it’s a funny card. But the truth is, I think life might be easier on my kids if they leave my house without an inordinate amount of dysfunction. Two already escaped, sadly, not unscathed. But at least I learned [...]
My son was working in a group on word problems with his teacher at school the other day. One section was on ones, tens, and hundreds in every day situations. The question was: Is your grandfather: 5, 50, or 500? After a quick second of confusion, my son blurted out: “Mrs. Smith… my DAD’s 50!” [...]
On the day you were born, the round planet Earth turned toward your morning sky… whirling past darkness… spinning the night… into light. I used to read that book to my oldest kid when she was a toddler. She loved the pictures and the stories about the sun, the moon, and all the animals… [...]
For the second year in a row, the Webkinz Road Trip team has been traveling across the United States bringing fun, games and prizes to fans throughout the U.S. And they are in San Diego right now! Just in case you are unfamiliar with Webkinz, I found a cute little girl that will explain it [...]
Have I told you lately how much I hate being called Mommy? Not by my children. Although, oddly enough, they never call me mommy. They say Mom or Mama, or in the case of one of my children, other names that shall not be used here. So of all the terms, endearing (or otherwise) that [...]
