When it comes to anger and losing our temper with our kids, we have two factors working against us: winter and sleep deprivation. We can’t do anything about the winter. As I write this, the snow is falling. Again. Winter just shortens everyone’s fuse. And, 99% of the time, we really can’t do anything about the sleep deprivation, either. I…
This past week we survived a momentous change. My two year old had been in a crib in her own room, and my four year old in a toddler bed in her own room. Due to our six month old now needing the crib, we moved the four year old to a new-to-us twin bed, and two year old into…
She always has her kids’ toys so organized. Our play area always looks like Toys R Us at noon on Black Friday. She just seems to accomplish so much in a day! I can’t even get the living room vacuumed. Her kids are so cute and stylish, mine show up for play dates with dried yogurt crusted into their hair.…
We’ve hit a milestone. My oldest finally had a successful dental visit. The third time’s the charm! Dad took her first when she had just turned three, as the pediatrician recommended. She refused to open her mouth. Mom took her several months later. No cooperation that time, either, though she did enjoy the cool sunglasses. When she bounded in the…
I buy suet cakes in bulk. I asked for another heavy-duty feeder for Christmas. The Michigan State Extension bird identification guide is bookmarked on my phone. That’s right–I’ve become a birder. I hope that my wonderful friends who are more mature won’t mind me saying that I thought birding was for the more mature crowd, something I wouldn’t get…