As I write this, my house is unusually quiet (and clean!) All three kids are away at sleepaway camp. It honestly wasn’t intentional for them to be gone at the same time. Next year it will be:) My boys are at a Christian camp together, and my daughter ventured off to a rigorous three week…
She yanked the covers over her head and let out a grumble of sincere annoyance. Our daughter’s calendar was flipped to day one of the dreaded week. And she asked me (again!) exactly why she had to spend four days of summer at … gasp… Public Speaking Camp! From our angle, my husband and I saw a valuable opportunity….
Of all the plays my theatre-loving daughter has been in over the years, the show this weekend had her beaming like never before. In my unbiased opinion, the kid was brilliant and she was a crowd favorite for sure! A role to remember. The funny part is… she didn’t have a single line. Well, aside…
It all started with two kids, a poorly thought out plan, a rope swing, and a dog. When I got the full story on why our dog, Yoda, was hobbling around on three legs, I was far from thrilled. In addition to my own snail-paced back recovery, this was the third injury in two weeks…
The baby was quite done with the grocery store outing and he was making his discontent known. I picked up the pace as I pushed my toddler and pre-schooler in the massive cart. You know the one- it looks like a car (except thankfully with two steering wheels), and it moves through the aisles with the…