First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the explosions in Boston yesterday. It is heartbreaking that these events happen here and around the world. We are half way through Project: Back To Basics, in which I vowed to go on a one month buying strike and refrain…
Earlier this week I wrote about Lucas’ obsession with cars and it got me thinking about my obsessions as a child. When I was a little girl I used to love playing with Barbies. My first Barbie was Malibu Skipper (Barbie’s kid sister) and I probably got her for my seventh birthday. It was all…
There was a time when I was cursing the terrible threes, when I was at wits end, confused and frustrated and wondered what had happened to my sweet little boy. We do still have days like that, when even with his vast vocabulary, he doesn’t have the words to express his anger or disappointment, but…
One of my least favorite places to go with Lucas is a toy store, for obvious reasons (especially when having to buy a gift for another child). 1. Okay, we’ll go in for a minute, but I’m not buying you anything today. 2. I’m not buying you that. 3. No, you don’t need it. 4….
I’ll be the first to admit that I spoil my son rotten, but raising an ingrate is a deep seeded fear of mine. Recently, I have read some beautiful posts: Change of Plans: Children and Gratitude and When Your Child Acts Entitled on jaw dropping moments mothers have had when their children behave ungrateful. I…
Parents of an unruly two year old desperately seek playmate for their son. Applicants must be easy going, polite, capable of patiently waiting for their turn, can take “no” for an answer and always pick up their toys when asked. Assistance and guidance will be provided as needed. Interested parties are expected to challenge our…
As long as they keep him happy, busy and out of my hair, he can keep them. For now. This post is for Jessica (My Time As Mom), Kate (Mommy Monologues) and Elena’s (Mommy is in Timeout) meme, Vlog Talk. The prompt I chose was #1: A toy your child plays with that drives you…
My good friend Coreen of The Adventures of Captain Fussypants, Little Miss & Caleb the Wonder Dog is the reason I started blogging. Long before I had Lucas, I enjoyed reading about her son, Mattias and all the funny, frustrating and insightful experiences she was having being a mom. Now she has two children and…
So much of my day consists of this…… I line up Thomas and his friends, build train tracks, move trains along the tracks, rebuild train tracks, talk about trains, “feed” trains, sometimes watch trains on television, read about trains, wash and rewash train sippy cups, dishes and utensils, dig trains out of my purse, or…
My son likes Elmo, but LOVES Abby. He enjoys watching her on Sesame Street, pointing her out in books, looking for her whenever we are out and about and toddles around saying Abby, Abby, Abby all the time. It truly is one of the cutest things ever. He almost jumped right out of his skin…
