I really love this, from Mom-101’s Liz Gumbinner — Your kids are special. My kids are special. But no one is that special. You know? I temper my writing here, there, and everywhere else to not overly gush about the greatness of my girls. I love the stuffing out of […]
There was a gaggle of them — buddies from her preschool, pals from her sister’s 2nd grade class & their younger siblings, and one adorable little lady from dance. Together they helped Mouse have one of the best afternoons ever. There was splashing in the kiddie pool, fun at the […]
Many years ago, when the Bear was still toddlering about the neighbohood, I impulse-bought a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DVD. The purchase was fueled by a nostalgia for the zipped-sweater + slipper wearing TV legend that, frankly, I didn’t know I possessed. It was unwatchable. Not only for the Bear who […]
Simple & elegantly stated truths and bits of wisdom from a Mom to her almost 10-year old daughter. This is a lovely love letter from one parent to one child, and should be read by any and all whether you’ve got a young lady approaching 10 (as I do), or […]
I weave in and out of this blogger tradition, this Wordless Wednesday thing. Ideally, I’d have developed some kind of routine over the 6 years of this blog, some kind of schedule so that you, my lovely & loyal readers, would know what to expect to see on OWTK day […]
Many years ago, while the wife and I were waiting for a table in an airport restaurant while waiting for a plane that would eventually take us somewhere, we witnessed a young woman drinking at the restaurant’s bar with a baby strapped to her chest via one of those Baby […]
Funny how I thought what I was doing was merely fostering a bit of independence in my daughters. Turns out, what I may have done instead or in addition to, is issue an open invitation for a possible health insurance billing scam. ********** The girls and I were at the […]
I’d like to return here, to follow up this post, and say with cheery glee that I’ve been rocking my Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide like a champ – twice daily, stars, happy faces, and all that. But if I tried to make that claim, I’d be a big […]
