Parenting

Snow Day (and Living to Tell About It)

Some days, you just don't get coffee until 5:00... in the afternoon. School was closed today, the kids were with me in my shop, I had...

Chores, Schmores, Mom Is Not the Maid

There are times it seems "Mom" is spelled "Maid," so it's time for some retraining here. My dear little ones, and the dear big one, need...

Bacon and Eggs With Love and Candles

Dinner tastes better made with love and with candles flickering on the table. Kal did all that tonight, plus set the table very...

Creativity Happening: Let the Mess Begin

There's a designer hidden somewhere in my little girl. She has always draped herself and my mannequin with the fabric scraps I cut off...

Being Loved, Wanted, and Secure (Plus Doughnut Memories)

Mom and I had a nice conversation yesterday. We were sharing our earliest memories. She has some memories even from being a baby! I'm...

Kal

When I offhandedly asked Kal, my 10-year-old son, what to write about today, he said I should write about him. Here goes. Kal was the...

Stories Before Bed Feel Safe

It's finally quiet for the day--if you don't count some snoring I hear from, well, never mind about that. The kids are supposed to be in...

Musical Beds

We started musical beds last night when Kal went to bed early with a headache. Kris went to bed around 8:30. Kara put on Wile E. Coyote...

Being Enough

A few friends and I met this morning to catch up on life and drink tasty, hot beverages. We end up, at each meeting, lamenting that we...

10:08 AM and Parenting Through Selfish Anger

Our normal schedule is out the window during Christmas Break. It's New Year's Eve today. We finally have some snow on the ground! I...

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