Lessons from the Nursing Home

My children spent 2 hours at a local nursing home the weekend before Christmas, visiting with the residents and singing (along with the rest of their school group) a few off-key Christmas carols. Their intent is always to play games and put together puzzles and other...

Show the Love February Giveaway!

It’s February!  It’s the month for celebrating all types of love:  the hearts-and-flowers-and-candy kind, the kiddos’ cupcakes- and-class parties-and-Valentine-boxes kind, the treat-your-friends-to-coffee kind, and the forgive your husband if he...

Switching Tracks

Have you ever seen a train switch tracks? It’s not something I’d recommend for regular entertainment. But…when you’re sitting front and center as the first car behind the blinking striped railroad crossing barrier, trapped between that and 4...

The First Dance

Not much going on in the family this week. I was doing pretty well sticking to the Spending Diet Challenge I’ve followed since January 1. This “diet” primarily means cutting out spending money on anything that’s not a necessity- items that are...

14 Lies Mothers Tell

1.  I’d love to share this clean cold fresh new bottle of water with you! 2.  I have no idea who ate that last piece of cake. Was it you? Who was it?! How rude! 3.  No, I don’t really want my french fries. Go ahead. By all means. 4.  It will hurt me more...