Wow -- here I am again...at last! Life seems to have taken over lately, and I can't believe that I have been away from my blog (and reading the blogs of others) for so long. I'm hoping that this blip in being here will be a one time thing. So...let me just jump right back in. I went to this ... Read More about Being tricked into being a good person
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Reflections on Presidents' Day
The boys were both very excited to fill me in on some of the things they learned today at school about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*"Abraham Lincoln was a boy. And, then do you know what happened? (pause) His mother died! He was sad. But then his Dad got ... Read More about Reflections on Presidents' Day
Too late to have "the talk" with Noah
I knew there would come a time to have "the talk" with my kids. Of course, there is not just one "the talk." Every one of them will, at some time, have to sit down to hear "the talk" from us on things like drinking, drugs, smoking, sex, and of course, Molly will have to get an exciting discussion on ... Read More about Too late to have "the talk" with Noah
Marking growth not by inches, but by joke telling
Molly is getting older. I will admit that she amazes us. Perhaps we are just easily amazed though. In all fairness, since our first two children were a little behind (or sometimes a lot) developmentally, we tend to think of Molly with this Einstein kind of aura. LOL Okay, so we know she's not ... Read More about Marking growth not by inches, but by joke telling
The Definition of Sharing
I found while looking online that one definition of the word sharing (or, really, to share) is: To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns.This is now a word that is used often in our house. It is usually coming out of the mouth of one Molly Katherine, age two. It is not a ... Read More about The Definition of Sharing