This parenting gig is filled with unexpected surprises. I had all sorts of ideas on how I would "parent" and nurture my children "correctly" before I had kids. Things are quite a bit different now. Sometimes I get a distinct feeling that God is relaxing with a bucket of popcorn cracking up at all the parenting surprises he doles out to the millions of unsuspecting Moms and … [Read more...]
5 books filled with jokes for kids
Do you have children who love to tell jokes? Mine do. They rarely remember the exact words so end up saying something nonsensical and end up laughing uproariously anyway. That's why I like to buy kids jokes book to read with them. Oh, you don't believe me? Well here is one of their favorite and often told jokes: Knock knock who's … [Read more...]
In the Absence of Clutter
Last week for Family Fun Friday, I featured a few posts about decluttering and cleaning in preparation for fall. I have been hard at work for the past week going through a summer's worth of accumulated clutter. I finally see progress! Now what? Thanks to all of the fabulous bloggers that linked up last week, I have a pretty good idea of what comes next! Family … [Read more...]
On “Shame suits” and consequences
This isn't my normal type of post but I have something on my mind. This weekend a local story of a teen that was punished for breaking her high school's dress code made national news. I saw the story pop up on my newsfeed from regular news outlet, as well as buzzfeed and uproxx to my surprise and dismay. Before it became a national story,--and really? is this something … [Read more...]
Quality Family Fun on Friday!
This week I am pleased to announce that I am a new co-host for Family Fun Friday! Family Fun Friday is a link party showcasing a collection of quality family centered activites, crafts, articles, and recipes with the goal of promoting family togetherness hosted by Monica of Happy and Blessed Home. After reading some awesome posts I picked six that deal with something I am … [Read more...]