When I was a kid, Summer time was about playing outside all day long. Summer was about swinging and swimming and sweating. If I asked my kids about Summer today, I bet they would say the same thing. My favorite childhood Summer time memories occurred in Lake Tahoe. Before I was born, my grandparents had…
Coming to Terms With My Son’s Bedwetting
Potty Trained! The day that I declared AJ fully potty trained was a happy one. Reese had just recently stopped wetting the bed at night just 2 months before, and since my first three kids had stayed dry at night as soon as they day-time trained, I figured that AJ would follow the majority. I’m…
#Typeacon – Photostory Friday
On Wednesday morning, I set off with three blogging friends in a new Dodge Grand Caravan and drove 8 hours to Asheville, North Carolina, for the Type A Parent Conference. Today, I attended several hours of blogging classes, and I’ve been taking copious notes. But because the internet has been spotty at best at the…
Finally – a Break! Wordless Wednesday
I should have taken a picture of my finally-packed suitcase and van. But in the middle of my panic attack, taking a picture was the last thing on my mind. So, as I prepare for my trip to North Carolina tomorrow morning, I’ll share this picture of my little friend from a photo shoot last…
Preparing for a Blogging Conference
In an incredible turn of events, I was able to arrange to go to Type A Parent Conference this year. And I am so far from being ready. There is always a ton to do before a trip, and I will inevitably forget to do or pack something before I leave. Times like these…
Let’s Hear It For The Boys
The kids and I took a quick trip down to Norfolk, Virginia this past weekend to celebrate my brother in law and new sister in law’s recent wedding (the wedding I attended in Costa Rica). After 15 or so hours in the car with 5 kids I am even more ready for my trip to…
Cars 2 Giveaway and FREE Kids Activities
Cars 2 is coming to theaters in just a few days – on June 24, 2011 – and we can’t wait! Cars is one of our favorite family movies of all time. We saw it together in the theater and we’ve watched it hundreds of times at home on DVD. I’ve been hoping for a…
Go Camping for National Great Outdoors Month
My family didn’t go camping when I was a kid (if I remember correctly, we camped once during my childhood). I didn’t complain. I was perfectly happy with “roughing it” in our cabin down the lane from the beach at Lake Tahoe. Tahoe was our yearly Summer vacation, and I looked forward to it all…
Necco is 12! PSF – Give Me Your Best Shot Linky
It has taken me nearly a week to recover from the 12-year-old birthday sleep over party that occurred at my house last Friday. Kidding. It wasn’t really that bad. It was noisy, yes. It was messy, too. But I was more than happy to play host to good kids having good, clean fun together. I…
I’m Going Buggy – Wordless Wednesday
Every year, the 2nd grade students at out elementary school put on a production called “Goin’ Buggy.” This was our 4th time participating, and Reese played the part of a very adorable bee. After spending an entire morning making the girls’ costumes in the school hallway, I decided to crochet Reese a matching bee hat….
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