My son has his school’s Christmas concert this morning and I brought my video camera along to capture the moment. Both my parents and my in-laws were able to attend. I was thrilled that both Little Miss Throwsafit and Littlest One loved it. They each sat calmly and watched as each grade got up to [...]

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 [...]

There has been a lot of activity going on around our house lately. Actually, most of the activity has been going on elsewhere.  My husband and I decided to live downstate during the school year and Up North in the summer while our livery is open.  I don’t have to tell you that the economy [...]

Well, it wasn’t really a hunt. I just had to drive a couple of blocks to Rite Aid and pick up some Valentine’s Day cards for Little Man’s kindergarten class tomorrow. While I was there I picked up one for my husband, too. I got a good one that is half way between funny and [...]

It reached a high of 52º today. The sun shone brightly; it was simply beautiful. I’m sure it would have felt even warmer if there weren’t so much snow still on the ground. Even though it was so warm, Little Man’s school was canceled.  Did I know that? Of course not. Since it was in [...]

Have you ever had one of those parenting moments when you felt like you failed miserably? I had one this morning. I overslept. Instead of waking up at 7:15 am, making coffee, and then going upstairs to wake up Little Man, he woke up me at 7:48 am. His bus arrives outside our house a [...]

It’s been a crazy past few days, which is why I haven’t written any posts since Monday. Between my daughter’s therapy, buying teacher gifts, class gift exchange gifts, my son’s school events, and getting ready for family Christmas parties, it’s been so busy here that there were times when I wasn’t sure if I was [...]

Well, we got quite the surprise today when my husband went through Little Man’s Thursday Folder. Tucked in with all the classwork Little Man did this week was a school certificate signed by his principal and kindergarten teacher that named him Student of the Month. He was recognized for his kindness. Can you believe that? [...]

We had our first kindergarten controversy yesterday. Little Man got off the bus yesterday (Wednesday) and told me that a boy in his class named L took his backpack, opened it up, and took his toy Pirates of the Caribbean telescope that we got on our trip to Walt Disney World last March.  I asked [...]

Little Man’s first week of kindergarten was a big success. On Tuesday, my husband and I took him to school. I was surprised actually how well he did. I had a harder time than he did which is typical of most families. Since it was a half day, my husband and I went to pick [...]