Family life — Page 96

Dull (or not) Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Lolli 40 Comments

Dull: (every single pencil in my house -no exaggeration- before I got my new, fabulous and fancy pencil sharpener) Not dull: (Lisa from Mommyality and a Daily Pinch among other ventures and adventures) Lisa and I met up at Panera Bread on Tuesday and (can I tell you?) she was so much fun, so down…

I Heart My Boy

Sunday, February 6, 2011 by Lolli 19 Comments

As much as mother could love a child, I love this little boy. I adore him. I smother him with kisses every day, and he reciprocates. Often more than I might prefer. I can count on finding him asleep in my bed when I wake up in the mornings a few times a week. Yesterday,…

Top 10 Things I Love about Twizzler

Sunday, January 30, 2011 by Lolli 5 Comments

My oldest son, Twizzler, turned 10 today. In honor of the last 10 years with him, here are the top ten things I love about him: His freckles. Twizzler is tender and thoughtful. I love that we share a mutual love for Pocket Frogs on my iTouch. We have spent many wonderful moments together breeding…

Cleaning Tips You Might Not Expect

Monday, January 24, 2011 by Lolli 15 Comments

When was the last time you had a glass of Coke or a piece of bread? Most likely, it hasn’t been very long. Have you recycled a newspaper this week, or tossed a used dryer sheet into the trash? I know I have. Did you brush your teeth today? Hope so. You might be surprised…

Melting Crayons – Give New Life to Broken Crayons

Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Lolli 62 Comments

Does your kids’ crayon collection look something like this? Each August I buy a new set of crayons for each of the kids to take to school, along with a few extras to keep at home. At the end of the school year the crayons return home and are dumped in the big crayon bin….

Swashbuckler

Saturday, January 15, 2011 by Lolli 2 Comments

Apparently this video has been around for a while, but since I don’t have TV, I didn’t see it til tonight. I thought you guys might enjoy a little family-friendly Sunday humor. Oh, and this totally reminded me of AJ. Love it! What are you doing with your family this weekend?

Ice at the Gaylord National Resort

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Lolli 25 Comments

I don’t even know where to begin in describing my weekend. I was tempted to make this a truly WordLESS Wednesday post, but there are too many things I need to say about our adventure to the National Harbor. A few weeks ago, two friends invited the whole family to see something called “Ice” at…

The High School Years

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Lolli 12 Comments

I’ve been recording my youth once a week for the last few months, and I have finally come to the last week, where I’ll talk a little about my memories from high school. My 17th birthday School My family moved during my sophomore year, so I went to two high different schools. I think the…

25 Ways to Annoy Your Mom

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Lolli 32 Comments

Kids have an amazing ability to be annoying. Your kids don’t do any of these things, do they? Stand next to her bed while she’s sleeping and whisper “Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom.” until she wakes up. Stand next to her bed while she’s sleeping and poke her arm – gently – until she wakes up….

Christmas Morning in Photos

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by Lolli 33 Comments

Christmas has been over for….well, long enough. I really should have shared these pictures by now, but as soon as we got home from our holiday trip to Florida, kids got sick, there were tasks to take care of and deadlines to meet. So here I am, after New Years, sharing our Christmas morning pictures….