The Pup's New Toy.
…hold me. She’s bouncing off the walls of course. Pup: LOOK! Here’s how to put it together. Grab this, put it here. Me: wow. Detailed. How long did that take you to learn? Pup: twenty minutes! (she’s kidding, of course) Pup: Wanna know how to mouth it? Me: You already know how to be mouthy. […]
Promoting Creativity…
My girls are all about projects: drawing and creating and writing and coloring and painting and everything in between. I have boxes and boxes and piles and walls FILLED with their masterpieces, each one special and unique and showing another part of my daughters’ creative spirit – something I love to encourage. The ever-lovely Marissa […]
Some days…
Some days, in this whole parenting teens business, I have moments where I really appreciate my real mom, and what she had to go through. And by that, I mean in raising my sister, because I was the perfect child and teenager, and never did anything wrong. Stop laughing. Anyway – AS I was SAYING.. […]
My Twirl Girl!
Psst – have you entered the sweepstakes today? What’re you waiting for? It’s right over there! ———> Peppermist: MOM! Don’t bring the camera. It’s our first performance! We JUST learned the routine this morning! And you’re gonna put it on the internets, so leave the camera at home! Me: What, are you freakin’ NEW?! Have […]
Where the 'other' you lives…
As most of you know (but if you don’t, consider this the HI GUYS GUESS WHAT portion of the entry), I live in Alaska, and have for most of my life. One of the benefits of living here is the scenery – we’re surrounded by mountains, and hills and forests and trees and all the […]
