Growing up my mom always said to me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Advice, that if I follow, means this blog sits quietly for weeks sometimes. I am miserable. I am the most miserable I have ever been in my life, except for maybe when I was a young […]
How to Pick Your Kids’ Friends
This isn’t really a “How To” post but rather more of a question, how do you pick your kids’ friends, assuming of course that you actually can. And honestly, it is more of a when and where do you let your kids go overnight without you? This topic is on my mind because my son […]
Happy Birthday Masha
Masha turned seven yesterday, and let me tell you, that girl knows how to celebrate herself. First thing in the morning I reminded her that it was her birthday and she immediately sang happy birthday to Masha. When her song was done she said, “Party?” All day at school she wore a birthday crown. Her […]
The Latest Birthday Party Trend
With five elementary school-aged children, we go to a ton of kiddie birthday parties. It is usually pretty painful for whichever one of us ends up with the short stick and has to chaperon our over-excited child. But, it always seems to turn out great for the kids, so we keep doing it. In the […]
Grief Sneaks up on Me
Masha attended a birthday party for a classmate at Chuck E Cheese this weekend. I took Jade with us so that he could help me get her out of the tunnels if need be. The two of them had a wonderful time playing games and climbing through the tubes. Turns out, she is the one […]