I have a teeny tiny problem. I leave a ton of posts in draft. Some I come back to. Others I delete. A few will be unedited. Why do I do this? What is it about a post that guarantees…
Category: Musings on Family
Pretending To Be a VIP [Review]
“This is not the way other people ride rides at amusement parks!” I said this as we were ushered on to the Simpson’s Ride at Universal Studios. I felt compelled to explain to my son that our VIP access was…
KaChow…Kung Fu Panda 2 [Giveaway]
As a child, I did not love Cracker Jack. I thought it was sticky. Chewy. Gooey. Too sweet. And generally blech. BUT, I loved the little tiny toy jammed down in to Cracker Jack box. I would dig my fingers…
I Need To Find a Better Hiding Place [Giveaway]
I need a padlock on the freezer. Or a new hiding place. I didn’t do a very good job of hid. It took my husband and kids only a few days to eat all of it. I had one. That…
Spring Is in the Air: Gift Guide
Road Rippers Brings Back a Classic The thrill of the road. The need for speed. Taking control. All these phrases apply to race car drivers and RC drivers alike. Vroom! Are your children like mine? Do they love gaining control…
Celebrating Spring…First Communions, Graduations, Weddings…
Rite of passage. Tradition. Celebration. Sacred. All of these words embody what First Communion means to me and my family. My First Communion — like the celebrations for my two daughters — took place on a warm spring day at…
Family Time at Top Golf [Review]
Long-time readers of this blog…and by “long time” I mean anyone who has been reading for a year or so…know I post about this and that and the other. Part review. Part giveaway. Part travel. Part parenting post. While my…
What a Zoo…and Concert Dates…
Last year I was contacted by the PR for a hip young singer of kid songs. I was at first skeptical since my experience with kid singers and their songs was of the treacly, saccharine variety. My avoidance of singers…
This Whole Homework Thing Gets in the Way
Do you remember those carefree days before your child started school? You know the days when you could laze around in your jammies for the entire day. No where to go. No one to see. Certainly no school to get…
He’s How Old?
My son is almost 8. He’s taller than many 10-year-olds. It has been like this since he was an infant. He was off the charts. I never found an adequate solution. At 2 he desperately wanted to play with 3…
