P.S. Two More Things!
Today when we were shopping at Target, Christopher did something that really impressed me… He and David had been looking at toys from the upcoming Sonic 3...
Tag: parenting
Balancing Fun and Frustration in Parenting…
While we were up in Michigan a few weeks ago, we spent an evening with my Aunt and Uncle who I hadn’t seen in a long time. They have a huge yard and the k...
2021 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 14 – Time to Shine!
Look at this happy kid! Tonight was Christopher’s Christmas program at school that he’s been looking forward to for weeks. Seriously, we’ve be...
2021 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 8 – Old Enough to Snoop…
So apparently the kids have figured out where we keep their Christmas presents. Granted, it’s not really much of a hiding place as it is a giant stack of ...
Mini-Games
Very much on a whim, I found myself ordering one of the Super Mario Bros Game & Watch handhelds. I honestly wasn’t really swayed last fall when this w...
Coronavirus, Day 161 – The Last Day Before the First Day of School
So here we are, I guess. Five months ago we were averaging 25% of the daily cases that we’re seeing today and in-person classes came to a halt, replaced b...
Coronavirus, Day 32 – How are the Kids Doing?
Given how much stress the rest of us are under trying to juggle life under this bizarre pandemic, I think it’s easy to overlook the impact it has on the l...
Mini-Me Mario Kart
Today ended up turning into kind of a disappointing day, so instead of writing about that I thought I’d share something a little more fun… The last ...
movie thoughts … The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Today Christopher and I went to see the new Lego movie in the theater, and we both really liked it! I was a little nervous because the last couple of movies we ...
Toddler Minded Nipping Turtle
Story Time! David and Christopher have been growing this expanding foam turtle for a couple of weeks now. It’s the kind that starts out super tiny and the...