One thing I have always hoped for my kids is that they find an activity that they enjoy doing so much that it becomes a passion for them. Since I never really knew how to go about encouraging them to find an activity without overwhelming them, I just left it alone. While I was trying [...]
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Problem solved!
I really enjoy watching my kids figure out ways to solve a problem. It’s common for Little Miss Throwsafit and Littlest One to fight over toys. One toy in particular that they have a difficult time sharing is LMT’s doll stroller. LMT loves to push her babies around in it and LO loves to run [...]
Cousins
My mother in law took photos on Christmas Eve and just gave me this one last week. When I looked at it I laughed out loud. Little Miss Throwsafit’s cousin Maddie is posing in a very elegant and lady-like manner and there’s LMT with her big personality for all to see. The acorn doesn’t fall [...]
If given the choice, children will pick healthy foods
Earlier this morning, Littlest One opened the pantry door looking for a snack. After perusing the pantry’s contents, he made his choice and showed it to me. This is what he wanted: I wasn’t crazy about him having so much processed sugar so I instead offered him these: So, which one did he pick? He [...]
Relief in the knowledge that she’s catching on
When you have a child with physical and speech disabilities, some of the most basic milestones require more time and diligence on both the parents’ and the child’s parts. Potty training is one of those milestones. Because we have knowledge of LMT’s limitations we have not put too much pressure on her to accomplish potty [...]
Happy Birthday, Little Man
Today is Little Man’s seventh birthday. I still can’t believe how old he is now. He’s in the first grade and is really enjoying himself. We celebrated tonight with our family, my parents and my father in law (my mother in law is in Florida taking care of her step mother who is dying). Here [...]
Good neighbors
It’s good to have neighbors, isn’t it? Today my neighbor across the street, Jean, did me a big favor. I was in Ann Arbor for my daughter’s physical therapy. Afterward I had enough time before Little Man got home from school that I could take a few minutes to run to Borders. Well, I spent [...]
The frozen food section never looked so good
So, my youngest son is a crier. Have I ever told you that? When he is unhappy he lets us know by wailing. Monday was one of those days when he cried about everything. He asked for a drink and no matter what I offered him he cried. When asked for something to eat, no [...]
No shades of gray in one Burger King
A Burger King in St. Louis ejected a family from the restaurant because their 6 month old baby was shoeless. How many of us moms allow our babies to go without socks or shoes in the summer? Probably most of us. Employees at a St. Louis Burger King were a bit too over-zealous on this issue, [...]
Trip to the dentist
Little Man has another trip to the dentist tomorrow morning, just three days after a cleaning on Monday. I’ll give you three guesses why we’re going back, but it’s not hard to figure out. LM has cavities. Four of them to be exact. Yikes! They’re not bad, just tiny ones but that still doesn’t alleviate [...]
