My daughter makes molasses seem like weeds. She is so slow that we have to always tack on an extra half hour whenever we need to get anywhere. It drives me crazy! At the ripe old age of 4, she already takes at least a half hour in the bathroom every morning. She takes her time getting her toothbrush, neatly placing her toothpaste on the brush, wetting it, positioning it on the side of the sink, shutting off the water, brushing, spitting out, repositioning her toothbrush on the side of the sink, turning on the water again, cleaning out the sink, shutting off...
I sit here writing this blog as my 1st grader is writing his daily reading log for homework. Despite the fact that the teacher would like him to write a few sentences on the book that he read today, he insists on making it a full page every night. Though it is wonderful that he likes to write, I have to say in all honestly that I hate homework. I hate that I have to keep track of all the assignments and when they are due. I despise that I have to make sure everything is neatly folded or placed in my son’s homework book. And I loathe the nightly reading...
This past weekend, my husband and I took the kids to the movies to see The Muppets. We all enjoyed it very much, but what I particularly enjoyed was all the memories that came flooding back from my childhood. At the ripe old age of 37, I don’t consider myself “old” per se. However, sitting in the theater looking at my children entranced in a fun movie, I couldn’t help but think of how television and movies have changed in the last three decades. Family shows that I used to love to watch after dinner with my parents and siblings have...
I know most people love the fall. For me, autumn always reminds me of the coldness of the floor when you step out of bed, not enough sunshine and the dreaded uncertainty of not knowing how to dress in the morning because one minute it feels cold and the next warm. However, I am not quite sure why but this year I am finding the fall exhilarating. Pumpkin picking, apple picking, the cool breeze and the smell in the air has actually begun to grow on me. I am finding a wonderful appreciation for this season. The kids are having a great time on our weekend...
Just short of three weeks into her pre-k experience, my daughter announced that she has acquired a boyfriend. “His name is Gavin,” she told me, “and he is sooo cute.”
As you can imagine, my husband and I were not too fond of our daughter’s new status as a girlfriend. However, nobody took the news more harshly than Jules’s 6-year-old brother. When she made the announcement at dinnertime over some chicken soup, my son ran into his room and slammed the door. When he emerged with a face full of tears, he had only one...
