Dear People that get upset when my family is running late, I am sorry for the inconvenience and frustration you experienced waiting for us and I regret to have caused you any consternation. I promise, running late isn’t because I don’t respect you or your time. It is possible that it wasn’t intentional and may…
Category: family
Love Stones
It all started when the 4 year old that had been enthusiastic about going to her little Waldorf Kindergarten class 3 days a week suddenly became reluctant and difficult, often refusing to go into her classroom. We tried everything, being gentle and listening to her, being firm but lovingly telling her that she was…
Jealous of how these kids can sleep?
Not too long ago we shared a funny picture of Smunchie sleeping inside a cabinet with The Leaky Boob Facebook page. The Leakies joined us in sharing pictures of funny places and ways their kids have fallen asleep. There were so many great ones, we couldn’t fit them all in one post on TLB so…
Trimming our Christmas Hopes and Dreams
This morning, minutes before our crew of ballerinas headed out for their first performance of the Nutcracker, as we were all still seated at the breakfast table, I felt the need to inform our children that this Christmas would be different. It was probably not the best time, as half of our family needed to…
Sheets, clothes pins, clamps- FORT KIT!
If you build assemble it they will come build and play. For hours. For the last two years we have taken an approach to Christmas gifts that was a little different from what we had done before, each person got their stocking which was filled for them personally and one main gift such as a tricycle,…
I’m jealous of my kids
Children just don’t know how good they have it. I know I sure didn’t when I was a kid. My children aren’t convinced they have it good because, brace yourselves for this cruelty, they are expected to do some learning (aka: school) and help with their community (aka: chores). Actually, I can’t complain, they are…
A lesson from the Pumpkin Patch
Now that we are living up North again, there are certain things that we really look forward to doing in this cool Fall weather. Like having soup or hot cocoa when it’s actually cold enough to see your breath. Or dressing up for Halloween without fear of getting a heat stroke. Another one that Jessica…
How a Radio Flyer wagon helped people in need
A week ago, I jumped in an iconic Radio Flyer wagon and rode to a local park as I participated in a fundraiser aimed at bringing hope and new life to oppressed people around the world. Ok, I didn’t actually ride in the red wagon; my kids did. But I pulled them up and down…
Finding Balance
The stress of moving, driving kids here, there and everywhere, needing furniture, living out of boxes, bottoming out our bank accounts, switching banks, traveling for business, while trying to produce three healthy meals a day and find educational and social opportunities for our children that don’t involve other kids throwing rocks at them (yes, this…
Moving 2500 Miles Without a Safety Net – Crazy Faith or Crazy Stupid
9 days ago, I left Texas in our old minivan that had previously broken down on two separate occasions on the way to Colorado, without a clue as to where we were going to live when we all arrived in the Pacific NW. We felt it was the right thing to do, and had searched…