Got a Schedule?
Yesterday my two youngest daughters wrote up a schedule from 11 AM – 6 PM. Brainstormed ideas filled in the slots. Their day consisted of quiet reading, art, exercise, lunch, play an inside game, dance, a spy game, outside water games, painting toenails, computer time and dinner. There was no fighting. It was very quiet […]
Just Perfect
On a rainy day in the NW, what could be better than sitting on the couch with sleeping youngest child, oldest playing awful video games in room next door, one off to work, music in middle child’s room, and the other one…well I don’t know where that child is. And with no goal in mind […]
A Family Member Leaves…
Today a family member went to live at another home. We gave our 8 year old Arab to a young lady who is so excited to have her. My oldest daughter has outgrown Domini, and the younger children didn’t have a desire to ride her. Horses want to work and since they are herd animals, […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Total chaos reigned this morning at breakfast because, you see, my biggest is home for the weekend. There were five different conversations going on. Kids running back and forth. Hubby was asking a question about what someone said but he didn’t hear it correctly. Dishes were clanging. Our cat complained because she had to be […]
Letting Go of Guilt
Okay, so let’s talk about guilt and your kids…Oh, do we have to? Yesterday we went to my middle daughter’s track meet. I dropped her off with a friend and ran an errand. When I got back to the school, my husband who came from work met me in the parking lot and told me […]
Laugh with Your Happy Friends
My sweet hubby announced that he had lost more weight. Did he say more? I tried to sound happy, smiled, and said, “That’s great honey!” And I grumbled in my head that I can’t seem to give up the hot fudge or the ice cream. My skirts are tighter and summer is a ‘coming. Why […]
