Fall activities Pumpkin-carving, apple-picking, and fall festivals have all been happening this month. Titus had to work so hard to pull the apples off the tree! The Gilmore Girls You guys! This is the stuff of my dreams. Netflix signed a deal to do a limited revival of the best show ever, The Gilmore Girls. …
This past week my parents took two of my kids with them to see Disney On Ice. My 5-year-old son, Judah, chose not to go because he thought it would take too long. So it was just him and our 2-year-old at home for the evening. Over the course of the evening, he built skyscrapers …
I am always looking for new or different gift ideas for my kids. I love a good gift list. Seriously, I read every one of them; it is a problem! I wanted to make a list of toys that my kids love and that have held up well over time. The majority of the toys on …
The change in season means it is time to update my stash of kid supplies in the car — a stash for the inevitable kid emergencies, like my 2-year-old jumping in a puddle and ending up completely wet in the middle of winter. Every fall and spring I switch out a bin of clothing to make sure …
Self-control is hard. Seriously hard. It is hard for me so I can only imagine how hard it is for my kids. My 5-year-old struggles with self-control more than the rest of my kids so I have worked to find ways to make it more tangible for him. I want to give him tools that will …
I was scrolling through my blog feed reader and I noticed I was marking more as “read” than I was actually “reading.” I subscribe to a lot of blogs; many of them are homeschooling blogs. They have good content written by people who are teaching their kids well. But I have found that reading them …
While on vacation a year ago, the ultimate showdown occurred over a few bites of a casserole my mom made. Our then 5-year-old daughter refused to try it, even though she had eaten it before and liked it. My husband pulled aside 5 bites and said she needed to eat it. What happened next was a …
I have a planner problem. I love them. I want them all. I have had an absurd number of planners in my life. They are so pretty and fun. Every time I purchase a planner, I think it will change my life. Every time I purchase a planner it ends up in a drawer somewhere after a …
This afternoon Judah hurt Levi’s feelings and then laughed about it. I snapped. I lectured and ranted. Instead of dealing with it and then letting it go, I imploded. Seriously, we are talking about a 4- and 5-year-old, and their crazy mother. It ended with me apologizing and talking about how I make bad choices, too. …