Donkey. Is that really her name? Yes. Is she, you know, a donkey? No, she’s dairy cow more specifically an Ayrshire. How did you come up with THAT name? Let me tell you. Winnie the Pooh has always been my favorite collection of stories and I received my first Winnie the Pooh stuffed bear when I was only a few… Read More
Our Favorite Bedtime Stories
Guilty. I know the importance of reading to our kids but guess what, I am not very good at regularly reading stories to our kids, especially before bedtime. Life happens and I have enough excuses on why I don’t read to them daily to fill this entire page. But I decided enough was enough. Nightly bedtime story-time was a habit… Read More
A Mother’s Intuition
It was a Wednesday night, no different than any others. The forecasters were calling for storms, tornadoes were possible but most of the time the forecast was wrong. After picking up the kids from daycare, we transitioned to our typical nightly routine of dinner, baths and cartoons. All while I casually watched the weather. Bedtime came and went and something… Read More
A Time to Continue & Start Christmas Traditions
In late October my brothers and I waited patiently for the JcPenney and Sears catalog to arrive in the mail. Our time was spent playing with Ertl toys and probably fighting with each other. Ipads, the internet and social media, today’s luxuries were items of the future. We would spend hours going through those catalogs. Taking turns, tried our patience…. Read More
Mom: The Greatest Title I’ve Been Given
“Mom, Eli wants you to read Charlie the Ranch Dog”. After a long day of trying to get the numbers to balance; the last thing I want to do is read this book and look for the chipmunk. Again. My mind begins to wander, what would I rather be doing? Maybe catching up on Real Housewives with a glass of… Read More