On Sunday mornings in the summer I get up before the crack of dawn (usually around 4 am) to meet my Dad for an early morning bike ride. It’s great; we will do anywhere from 30 to 50 miles and it gives us some nice father/daughter time while burning a whole lotta calories. This past…
I suppose if I had to make a list of 10 things I most hoped to pass on to my child, the love and enjoyment of reading would be on it. Don’t ask me about the rest of that list because it would take me some time to decide on my answer – and I’m…
Welcome to day 5 of 17 days of Irish. Today we get a bit of a history lesson. Many Americans “become” Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and some (like me) have anywhere from a jigger to a pint of Irish blood in us, yet celebrate like we are the full keg. As Americans, I guess…
We had a day off from school a week ago and after I dragged them to the gym so I could work out I took the girls for a quick treat before heading to a ceramics studio for some painting fun. I know I gripe about motherhood alot, but I am so happy with my…
I had completely forgotten about this little bit of wifely assistance I performed for my husband until he mentioned it recently. I forget what about our conversation prompted him to recall the story, but he said something to the effect of, “You know, like that time I had you sew underwear on Dilbert.” Now, you’d…
A snippet of conversation from Halloween decorating a few days ago… The Husband: What do you think of my plan to hang the lights up here? Miss A: I think that’s a bright idea Dada. The Husband: No response as he starts stringing lights Miss A: Did you see what I did there? The thing…
This year Lil’ G turned 2. At the time, she was into all things E-L-M-O, so it didn’t require an advanced education to decide what her birthday party theme should be. This week, since I’m finally getting around to taking Lil’ G in for her 2 year check-up, I figure I should finally get around…
Ah, the first weekend of fall. The next month will be a whirlwind of activity as we try and cram all the forest walks, corn mazes, pumpkin farms, costume parties, bonfires, and leaf crafts we can manage into one month. Sometimes scheduling all this “family fun” turns into something almost stressful and I need to…
In a perfect world, I’d have a separate classroom full of organized shelves, drawers, cabinets for books and supplies, easels, desks, and lots of light. In reality, we are more often than not “doin’ school” at the kitchen table, and most of the books are squished onto a few shelves. For the start of this…
For our last full day in a park, and our second at Hollywood Studios (on a 7 day pass we spent 3 days at Magic Kingdom, 2 at Hollywood Studios, 1 at Animal Kingdom, and 1 at Epcot) we had lunch scheduled at Play N’ Dine at Hollywood and Vine. We managed to squeeze a…
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