We had a wee party, for a few small guests. A little laughter was shared and few happy grins.
Sure, they left a trail of glitter and itty bitty beads, but they otherwise acted sweet.
[And, no, I did not help the kid make these. We paid a local professional to show her. My [...]
The Kid is amazingly in tune with the world on so many levels, handling the universal tv remote, instant streaming Pingu on Netflix by herself, and painting her fingernails with permanent markers. OK, not so much that last one.
But yesterday, after having a babysitter, she made the following confession:
Mommy, I’m nice to all the babysitters [...]
I had an eye-opener conversation with the Kid and her buddy, let’s call her Doey.*
Come with me, inside the mind of the six year old…
In their 1st grade class, they had just decorated little gingerbread houses (graham cracker, actually) and were back at our house nibbling on various sugary paraphernalia, when Doey noticed the [...]
Now presenting, the first outfits I’ve ever created!
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I can hear you all fainting at the sheer talent. Hand stitched, people. Lord knows what I’d do to myself if I tried to use a sewing machine. I’d probably have to wear mittens forever (since my fingers would be sewn together)…
Next up? You mean, [...]
My husband, 6 year-old daughter and I went to Disneyland, and I thought it might be helpful for any of you planning a similar trip to benefit from my mistakes and poor judgment experiences.
Here are my top 9 tips for visiting Disneyland (oh, there are more, just email me…!):
1. Stay by the park, or in [...]
Yesterday, the Kid, Hubs and I were running errands and picking on each other spending quality time together and began to discuss the following:
Which sip is the best one of an icy, cold glass of Coke?
Yes, we are that deep.
The Hubs told the Kid it was the last one, the one that has been lingering [...]
You raise your child hoping each day that she’ll grow up to be kind, smart, compassionate, and interesting. Or at least, I do.
And while some things go as planned, some other things veer way off course.
The Kid recently got a Tamagotchi. Do you know these?
They are small electronic “creatures” that hatch [...]
