Little People with BIG Influence
Throughout the month of May, I will be sharing a photo every day. I know, I attempted to do the photo a day challenge for the whole year and didn’t even make it through a month…but this time, I have guidance! The P&G Moms have all been given a list of words to guide us in our photo choices each day, and we will even be sharing some of our favourite P&G products with you in our tweets. You can {Read More}
In the past twenty years, I’ve had a lot of “over” moments. I’ve been overjoyed with each new addition to our family, and a little overwhelmed too! I’ve watched the kids get over tired and over indulged (isn’t that what Grandparents are for?). I have helped them try things over and over again until they finally mastered them. I have celebrated with them when they are over the moon because of a birthday invitation or decent grade on a test. {Read More}
The weather gets warm and the kids are ready to play outside! I love to encourage outside play, so I try to keep them stocked in fun and interesting toys and outdoor equipment. We have bikes, trikes, scooters, ride on/in cars, a swing set, a trampoline, sidewalk chalk, skipping ropes, ladderball, bocce ball and so many more things that I can’t even think of right now. And what do all of these things have in common? I bought every one {Read More}
I have never been one to stress about my age. If anything, I have always looked forward to the next year and a new number. I don’t believe that age defines you and I didn’t understand why people got so stressed about getting older. And then I realized that it maybe isn’t about the number of candles on the cake, but about the things that come with age…looking older and feeling older….and not feeling the same excitement about the future {Read More}
My oldest son is 19 and fairly conservative with his affection. He is in college and not living here, but he’s home for the holidays right now. I miss him when he’s gone and it’s great to have him home, even if most of his time is spent with his friends. Today I took his brother and sister to the movies and had a really nice time. Once the movie ended, I checked my phone and saw a text from {Read More}
I was a single Mom to one child for over ten years. He was well behaved, respectful and I thought it was due to my exceptional parenting. *insert hysterical laughing here* Now that I am married and the mom to not one, but four children…three who are under 9, I realize I was wrong. Not that I don’t think I’m a good parent, but I’ve learned that is only one piece of the puzzle. Having multiple children is so different {Read More}
I went with Griffin’s class on his first school trip last week, and it was a trip to a local farm. The highlight for Griffin was the ride on the bus, which he had never been on before, but I didn’t get a picture of that!
I have been a parent for more than 19 years. I have endured sleepless nights, countless diaper changes, birthday parties, hurt feelings, school assignments and broken hearts. Somehow, I managed to parent three children without dealing with a child who tells me they “hate me”, at least not on a regular basis…but number 4 has made it his mission to get this message across to me every day. If he’s not saying he hates me, it is one of these {Read More}
Today I had plans to post a very pretty picture I took on the weekend. And then I reconsidered and thought I would share the “first day of school” picture that I took this morning. And then all of my plans changed when I sent my 3 year old upstairs for a time out without thinking about what tools his siblings may have taken up there. I was on the phone with a friend when I walked upstairs and muttered…Oh. {Read More}
With my youngest child starting school this year, I will be getting 3 young kids ready to go each morning, and I know how challenging that can be! Years ago, when my oldest son was in public school, I developed some rules and techniques for making sure our mornings ran smoothly and we started our days off on a positive note. I know all children are different, so what works for us may not work for you, but here are {Read More}
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