Chuck E. Cheese…20 Years Later…
As a kid, we would go to Chuck E. Cheese’s on a semi-regular basis. I remember going with the Van Houten or Wilcox kids, and …
Madi and her shadow…
Madi and Parker do a pretty good job of entertaining each other…and me. We were cooped inside today with thunderstorms booming outside, and I just …
Just a few updates…
So, I thought I would give a couple of updates on a few recent posts and on the kids in general… Meal Planning: Last week’s …
Madi…Defiance Personified
If you went into Madi’s room right now, all you would see is the frame to her playhouse, her mattress on the floor with her …
Put our house under quarantine!!!
When my kids get sick, I have a few pre-conditioned responses… First, I go into “survival mode”, especially if there are bodily fluids involved (like …
No islands here…
Advice can be a tricky thing…to give and accept. I try to be so careful when giving advice…waiting until it is solicited and avoiding sounding …
Great Ideas…Poor Implementation…
Sadly, Madi inherited my propensity towards carsickness. Poor kiddo. We have had several “incidents” over the last year or so, including throwing up in the …
The Joys of Meal Planning
One of my Sunday routines is…drum roll please…meal planning. I look at the Meijer ad, check out the coupons in the newspaper, rifle through my …
The Warped Mirror
“Hey. You look in the mirror, you don’t like what you see, don’t believe it. Look in my eyes, I am the only mirror you’re …
Musings…Part Two
And while I’m on the subject, why do they make those plastic shower curtain rings impossible to get open? Trying to be clever, I cut …
