Let me just start off by saying I know that I do not believe that toys, characters, activities or colors are inherently “girl” or “boy.” However, in our society, it does seem like we have gender-ized many things so when I say “girl things” or “boy things”, what I mean is, those things that our […]
My kids and I LOVE doing crafts, especially as the weather gets cooler. The cool weather, autumn colors, and falling leaves are very inspirational! However, rarely does our craft team (i.e. me, the 3-year-old and the 5-year-old) have (a) the patience or (b) the materials to make laborious but beautiful things. I’m many things, but Martha […]
What do you think of when you hear the words “child abuse”? Does the phrase scare or overwhelm you? Do you think it has nothing to do with you and keep going on about your day? Or do you think you can do something to help stop it? Last year in Virginia, there were more than 300 […]
Two weeks ago, my parents treated us all to a vacation trip to Disney World in Orlando. (Thanks again, guys, love you!) Me, my husband, my daughter (age 4), my son (age 2), and my mom and dad. Quite a crew! We had THE BEST time. Now you may be thinking – wasn’t it stressful? Yes, […]
“I wish we could move!” Sound familiar? In case you missed it, we recently rang in a new year. I almost literally missed it. I would have clued in when I had to write the next daycare check and put 2013 on the date line. Anyhooo…. around this time every year – maybe because of […]
Do you miss Christmas? I sure do. Mostly, I miss the magic and wonder it held for our kids. They are two and four years old- at the frontier of the best Christmas years. I wish I could hold at the forefront of my forever-memory their questions about Santa; the look on their faces each […]
Last week we took the kids to see Santa. It was a much better experience than in years passed! They actually got close to him and spoke directly to him! I got to abdicate my role as go-between translator! Our daughter surprised us when she asked him for a certain doll the brand of which […]
We have had clutter – the kind of clutter we didn’t really have before kids. Last week, I cleaned out the play room (AKA “the house”) and took so many many things elsewhere to be enjoyed by others. Where those things have left a void, I hope very few things fill it this holiday season. […]
Two years ago, we moved from Oklahoma to become Richmonders. Virginia wasn’t new to me. I spent 12 years of my life growing up here and in college, but Richmond was new and it had been a while since we were East Coasters. Two years in, we are finally transitioning from ‘just living here’ to […]
When we were trying to decide whether or not to take the kids to the county fair, Icouldn’t find a review of it. So in case you’re in the same boat I was, here is your review! We had a blast! Our kids are ages 2 and 4. We were worried that the costs would […]
