I loved marbles when I was a kid. Marbles felt weighty in my small hands. I would roll marbles along the sidewalk cracks. My kids love marbles, too. They love balls and anything that rolls. The concept of rolling a…
Category: Musings on Family
Sun Sets on Summer
In our house summer is divided in to two parts. Part 1 encompasses May and June when the kids are still in school and the rest of June and all of July when the kids are out of school. May…
Giving Flex View the Once Over [Review]
The other day I did something for me AND I’m not sorry. That’s right I actually did something for myself instead of doing something for every member of my family first…and then doing something for me. You know what I…
Where Were You? #earthquake
I was in the dentist’s chair when the blinds shook slightly. Earlier in the appointment I made the connection that there was a window behind the dark colored wooden blinds. I thought at first that the blinds were covering faux…
I’m Popping Up All Over the Place!
So, here’s the deal. I have wanted to write a book since I was about 9. I filled composition books, notepads, scraps of paper, and even those thin as onion skin sheets of typing paper. I can still feel the…
Itty Bitty Ice Creams [Review & Giveaway]
I have one picky eater. Lately I never know what she will decide to dislike. It’s a tad frustrating to be sure. I try to offer healthy choices at each meal. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. While dinner…
Using Tried and True Family Favorites to Spice Up Dinner #seizingfamilytime
Tonight was one of those nights. I WANTED to bundle kids and husband in the van to go out to dinner. I WANTED to call for a pizza. I WANTED to get Chinese for dinner. After a week of eating…
Connecting with FiOS Flex View for #familytime [Review]
To say that my family is switched on to media would be an understatement. Five years ago we had a home computer, a satellite dish because we have poor local TV, and a regular old cell phone. That was it.…
Who Is Simon Miller? [Review]
Just found out that “Who Is Simon Miller?” will be out on DVD soon. Great family movie from Walmart and P&G. #seizingfamilytime You wonder sometimes don’t you? The vagueness. The unanswered questions. The notion of something not quite right about…
Achieving Balance Naturally
I’m 46…I think. I tend not to think about my age. I do dwell on the passage of time, but not much. I get wrapped up in the fact that my oldest will go to college in a few short…
