• Poverty: A parent’s perspective.

    Before I became a parent, one of the things I must say that I never thought about explaining to my kids was the issue of poverty.  In honor of Blog Action Day today, hopefully it is a subject weighing on our minds and hearts as we embark on turning over…

  • Oh, I’m sorry. I’m supposed to be blogging?

    In the midst of Texas beating OU last weekend (go Horns!) my computer decided to crash – again.  This was my new one, people.  D and I decided we'd take it back to the store and get a new one.  So, that's just what we did. I'm back to living life…

  • Five Things: Farm Photos.

    After picking up N from school today, we headed straight over to the farm for some Friday fun.  D was able to join us as well so it ended up being a fun family event.  Here are my five faves of the day: N was insistent on me bringing his…

  • Break ‘n Bake.

    I love to bake.  That's no secret.  But, I also like hassle-free food and fun when it comes to getting the kids involved.  The other day while grocery shopping, I noticed that the Pillsbury Halloween themed cookies were on sale.   You know, the kind that you just break off then…

  • Chew on this.

       See that missing piece at the top of the glass?  W decided to take a bite out of it today during our afternoon snack time.  Apparently, his chocolate chip Clif bar wasn't tasty enough.  There I was, sitting at the table with he and N, playing a funny voice game with them when…

  • Second child syndrome.

    Last week I discovered that I'd been stuffing W's 8.5 size foot into a size 7 shoe.  As such, I made a mental note to go shopping for him.  Then, as luck would have it, a Stride Rite 15% off coupon magically appeared in my mailbox.  Score!  Or, so I…

  • Five Things: Bad Habits

    I'm not one to usually rag on myself but I've seen several television programs in the recent days which have made me ponder more deeply my role as a mother, and as a person in society in general.  Here are five things I wish I could nix about myself. Stop…

  • Notables this month.

    With the exception of Halloween, I had no idea October was such a jam-packed month of fun happenings.  Here's some of what I found while digging around. World Smile Day is tomorrow, Friday October 3rd.  We all know that smiling is good for the soul, and now you have even more of…

  • Falling into Fall.

    Wow.  It's October 1st, already.  Although it's not exactly my favorite time of year, the kids have been having a ball pointing out the many signs of fall while we're out driving around town seeing all the yellow and red leaves on trees. But despite the cooler temps, I am…