Do Your Kids Grow In Spurts?

photo credit: Krissi AKA Kiki TechnoBoy and The Mercenary came home from camp yesterday (this is the 3rd year they’ve gone) and I’m convinced they aged a year in the 6 days they were gone. Even though they were incredibly tired after a week of shenanigans at camp, they were very kind when we asked [...]

Reason #482 Why Defensive Thinking is Critical to Parenting

With the onset of warm weather, the boys are anxiously awaiting the day when the pool is set up and ready to use. Hubby and I have made an effort to make the back yard a fun place to be, with swings and a sandbox, the pool, and this year we added a new feature: [...]

Summer Plans: What Are Yours?

Yeah, okay. I’ll admit it. Having fun with the boys is not always a strength of mine. I’d rather write or sew or work in the garden. Or finish whatever tasks are in front of me. Although I’m noticing that that list of tasks never ends. So. I am trying to plan out the summer [...]

Thinking Spring

photo credit: Josiah Mackenzie Ahhhhh, March is finally here! As I write this, the sun is shining and the sky is BLUE! Blue, I tell you! We’ve had so many gray and gloomy days. February is for me the most… Read the rest over at GNMParents.

3 Things I’ve Noticed About Twins

I haven’t written much about the realities of being a mother of twins.  Perhaps because so many others have already had much to say on the subject.  If you’re the parent of multiples, people tend to say very similar things when they find out.  Many are annoyed by this; I really don’t mind it nor [...]

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