To look at her you’d never guess that the mere mention of her name would strike fear in a certain four-year-old’s heart. But it does. Several years ago I began having the older childcare children bring their dishes over to the counter after meals and snacks. As each child…
Teacher loves soccer, so naturally the children grew up playing and loving it too. I didn’t play soccer so I don’t know the rules well, but I love watching our kids play; they each have different strengths and skills. I was only able to see one of Angel Face’s…
They say that “Good things come to those who wait,” and that’s certainly the case for Uncle Jay and Aunt Dee. They had to wait a long time to find each other, but they’re so happy together I think the wait was worth it. Now that they’re officially Man and…
I’ll admit right off the bat that I don’t have many photos from Uncle Jay and Aunt Dee’s wedding. I snagged this one from Facebook – don’t tell! Since I was just the future sister-in-law I didn’t feel comfortable playing paparazzi like I usually do, and I wasn’t sure what…
Gilda Radner had it right – it’s always something. © www.americandryerventcleaning.com One Monday night I was getting ready to run out the door to our Valley AEYC annual dinner, but had to stop on the way to pick up Jo-Bear’s geranium order – a summer soccer fundraiser. For once…
I admit it’s totally my fault. I took this adorable photo of Little Guy and Buddy watching the Backyardigans together. Then I put my camera back on the kitchen counter and walked away. See? Totally my fault for leaving my camera where Little Guy could reach it. Apparently…
As soon as Uncle Jay and Dee got engaged the rest of the family jumped in to help them plan. Whether they liked it or not. Since Irish Girl had done such a great job with Princess and Cowboy’s flowers, I volunteered her to do Uncle Jay and Dee’s flowers.…
I recently had the thrill of watching Teacher on stage in the Kimberly Papermaker Players’ production of Cheaper by the Dozen. Which received a nice review by the local newspaper, by the way. My friend from Valley AEYC, Robin, was also in the play. She’d been in Papermaker Player productions…
I have an image in my head. It’s what I’d like our basement family room to be when it’s done: Relaxing. Uncluttered. Clean. Bright. Natural. Step by step we’re getting there. We took a giant step forward last week when we had an egress window put in. Then…
Tuesday night was one of the worst nights of my life; I’m trembling now, just remembering. We already knew it was going to be crazier than usual: Z-Man had Chess Club after school until 4:00 and Jo-Bear had play practice after school until 4:30. He’s the lead! Teacher, Princess and…
