As a child I can count on two hands the movies I saw: – a Bond film in the 70s – Jaws — scared the life out of me – Airplane — my grandmother took me as she thought it was a…
Category: Family
Green Mom?
I’m not a green mom. I don’t compost. I don’t sew all our clothes. I don’t grow fruit and vegetables. But, I am striving to be a green mom… I do care about the environment. For your information, these are…
Sunday Blessings
Is there a Sunday meme? Sunday Blessings? Sunday Thanks? If you know of one let me know. Thanks! Today was one of those days. Actually it is only 12:53, so the day is yet young. But, this morning was a…
Review & Giveaway: Money Savvy Pig Savings Bank — My Blog Anniversary
I want to teach my children about money, but as in all matters of parenting I’m wishy washy from time to time. Sometimes I get it right… I wrote about teaching teens about money management here. But, what about kids?…
Lemonade Stand 2009 or What Should Kids Do by Age 6!
My son is the youngest in our family…youngest grandchild, too. From time to time I forget what he has and has not done. Are you like me? Do you keep a running list in your head of activities that kids…
You Smell Like Grandma’s House
We have a joke in the Musings from Me house that my MIL is so intent on keeping the kids clean that she puts the kids in the washing machine. Disclaimer: I only joke about this with my preteen and teen…don’t…
What’s Your Definition of Sick Day?
If your child is home sick, but he isn’t running a fever or showing any other symptoms. Is your child sick? My son threw up last night twice — TMI, I know, but I need to add it for the…
Musings on Dinners as a Family
Eating dinner as a family is becoming a thing of the past! Well, that statement might be a little extreme, but in our family we do struggle to eat together. We do the: – eating two dinners — one before…
I’m Blabbing About Halloween Costumes over at BlogHer
If you follow me on twitter… If you read my blog… If you have met me at a blogging conference or tweetup… If you are my friend on Facebook… If you know me in real life… You know that I…
It’s About Time We Saw Disney on Ice!
Some observations about Disney on Ice: – I am grateful for the free tickets from MomCentral. – I love being a local and online promoter of Disney on Ice. – I saw the tweets of my winner — she…