I’ve been dying Easter eggs with my kids for, what?, 12 years, I think. We’ve colored hundreds of hard boiled eggs. And over the years, we have collected quite an assortment of egg decorating accessories. So each Spring, we pull out the bag of egg dye equipment and set to work. This year, though, seems…
What Does He Do All Day?
My older children are very curious about what my preschooler, AJ, does all day long while they are in school and he and I are home alone for 6 hours. None of them ever had regular and prolonged time alone with mom. There was always always another sibling around to play with. AJ, on the…
A Child’s Letter to Mom
This afternoon, the kids and I worked our way to the park across the street after school was over. It was just too nice outside to do homework inside today. Reese looked so adorable doing her homework on the park table that I sat across from her snapping pictures for a while before sneaking a…
Easy Kite Making Instructions for Preschool Kids
Spring is a great time to fly kites. I found a fun and easy kite making pattern* that is perfect for kids (today kids 2 to 9 used these kites!). They decorated their papers first before following these instructions to “assemble” their kites: Easy Kite Making Instructions for Young Kids Step 1: Gather materials (one…
Fishful in New York
A few years ago, if you had asked me what I envisioned for the year 2010 I would have said, “More of the same.” Honestly, for me motherhood has been a lot of the same routine, day in and day out. Month after month and year after year. Motherhood has its highs and its lows,…
Wordful {Best Show Ever} Wednesday
I can’t stop talking about the concert I attended last weekend. Four days later, I’m still raving about the show. I was offered tickets to the Celtic Woman Songs From The Heart Baltimore show. And since my oldest daughter was going to be at a friend’s birthday party and my husband would be busy taking…
It’s Not Pretty Anymore
This is what snow looks like after 1) it has sat on the road for a full week 2) on day #6, a pipe bursts, flooding the street with dirty water and clay 3) it finally gets plowed on day #7 1/2 4) and it starts snowing again The roads are a mess. The snow…
What a Difference a Year Makes
A year ago today, AJ and I were playing outside at the park. Without our coats on. That, my friends, is a normal February day in Maryland. The crazy weather we’ve had this week is not normal. Tonight, the snow is falling once again. By tomorrow night, there should be another 15-or-so inches on top…
All It’s Good For
After only 2 months….2 LONG months…..of Winter, I have come to the conclusion that there is only one thing that snow is good for. Sledding. Around our house, at least. You know it’s been a long Winter when even the kids are tired of snow. Apparently everyone but AJ is sick of doing this, too:…
A Year Ago Today, At Chick-fil-A
Do you ever go through your pictures and check out what you were doing a year ago exactly? I got curious tonight and checked out January 26, 2009. Last year, my mom had just come into town in preparation for my son’s baptism. When my mom comes to visit, we party. We shop. We laugh….