There are some battles that I just don't have the strength to fight. Like the full out run-at-the-walls-with-siege-engines-and-swords battle I had with my five year old diva on Friday night. I was tired, stressed about the next day's speech recording for school (which was a story for another post) so when Pea put up a fight about braiding her hair before bed, I let her sleep … [Read more...]
What?! No more pain from shots? Yeah!
It is difficult to tell from pictures but Princess Pea is small. Not just preschooler small; she is fell-off-the-growth-charts-and-was-tested-for -dwarfism-small (It turns out that she's merely of Asian descent and small). It's okay though because her big personality more than makes up for her lack of size. When Pea was an infant, it would take a nurse, … [Read more...]
Confessions of a book lover and Mary had a Sleepy Sheep Children’s Book Review
I am ashamed to say that reading a book at bedtime was a rare occurrence around here until recently. This is odd considering that my extended family still jokes about my nose being in a book whenever they saw me as a kid. Little do they know, I still always have a book with me...it's just on my phone and I can switch between listening to it and reading it. (I love … [Read more...]
6 Gift Ideas for Nerds
I've compiled a few gift ideas for nerds that a nerdy thirty something year old in your life is sure to enjoy. (I may or may not be an authority on things nerds love and I may or may not be in my thirties.) True nerds love to escape into a good story....especially a neverending one. This eBook cover … [Read more...]
8 Great Gifts for that A-hole you adore
photo credit Disclaimer: Affiliate links have been included for shopping convenience. Do you have someone in your life that is a little difficult to get along with but you still love em? Then this list guide is for you! This list is not for the grinch looking to get Christmas revenge (which I found a bunch of on the internet.) Rather this list is for someone you … [Read more...]