The kids and I had a lot of fun this past weekend.  Little Man had the day off of school this past Friday because it was records day for the teachers. My friend Michele’s older son, J, also had the day off of school, so she and her two boys came over and spent the [...]

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 far [...]

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 [...]

Today Little Man and I got to spend some time together. We went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel, which was barely amusing for adults but my son enjoyed it.
Afterward we did a little Christmas shopping at a nearby mall. While we were there, we spied a really cool bungy cord jumping thing [...]

If you’re looking for a toy kitchen set for your kid or kids for Christmas, Toy Whimsy has many options to choose from. Thanks to Instapundit for the link.
This one reminds me of an up north cabin:

I think my daughter would love this one the most:

Do you remember when you were a kid around Halloween? You were so excited you could barely contain yourself. Not only did it  mean dressing up as someone  or something completely different, but it also meant lots and lots of candy.
Excitement hung in the air as you prowled the neighborhood with all the other kids [...]

Little Man was down for the count last weekend with a fever of about 102. I don’t think it was H1N1 since he didn’t have a severe cough.  The only symptom that showed up was nasal congestion that has lingered, which made Little Man look droopy for days.
My husband and I kept him home from [...]

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 [...]

Don’t you just love it when you have a day when things just seem to go well? Today was one of those days for me. Oh, there were hiccups. Littlest One still pulled Little Miss Throwsafit’s hair. A lot. He also had a crying fit. But on the whole, today was a good day and [...]

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 [...]