Today marks the 9th year that I’ve been able to call myself a mom. So much has happened in the last almost decade that I don’t even know where to begin. Just since her last birthday she has completely changed. No longer is she Miss Fancy Pants with a love of all things pink and… Continue Reading
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Essence Of Now – Busy. Busy. Busy.
Times they have been busy up in here which makes this week’s Essence of Now post very easy. Grandma came to visit for a few days. So the husband and I snuck out for date night. Once the weekend was over, Eco-Art garden camp started for the big kid. After camp drop off, the little… Continue Reading
When The Animal Lover Plans Our Meals
Recently we watched a series on HBO called “The Weight of the Nation” which is all about the obesity epidemic in America. We had Hayley watch these shows with us to help her learn more about being healthy. During and after each episode, we would have discussions about the subject to make sure she was… Continue Reading
If Tomorrow Never Comes
I wish I had this blog back when she was younger. That I had a nice camera with video to capture all the moments of her growing and getting into trouble. A computer that the images could have been stored on instead of prints sitting in a box. So that when she grows up and looks through… Continue Reading
Taking The Kids Home
One of the activities I did with the kids during spring break was to take them back home. Where they could live with their own kind. And be free to hang out all day. Clearly they had a good time. Of course, I needed a margarita after this trip.… Continue Reading
When Public School Isn’t Enough
This picture is from a few years ago but I still find her sleeping with a book or something on her lap. Hayley is in second grade this year. She is very smart, has good grades, and often helps her classmates with their work. But we feel that she is not being pushed to her… Continue Reading
Where Does She Come Up With Stuff?
Hayley is overall a really good kid. But she can be unmotivated and lazy at times so the husband created this elaborate reward system where she gets points which are equivalent to pennies and can use those penny points to buy stuff. It’s similar to what they do at her school except they use dollar… Continue Reading
When Mommy Naps…
…the kids do this (and record it). I guess it’s better than throwing cups down the stairs like Layla used to do. For more vlogging fun check out VlogTalk. Over at One Martini we are taking it back old school and posting a Classic Martini recipe along with some different terms you will need to… Continue Reading
Sweet Dreams, iPods, and A New Sister
Even though Hayley doesn’t believe in Santa she was still spoiled this year with an iPod Touch because no Christmas is complete in my house without an Apple product. We tried to wake Layla up at 7am to see what Santa had left for her but she informed us that “Santa not come here yet”… Continue Reading
