Drop Me a Line

by | Feb 19, 2009 | Uncategorized

So a few days ago, my husband got a card in the mail. He read it and then gave to me, grinning. The first line read: “Thanks for last night.” Hmmm. Surely it had to be okay since my husband actually handed me the card, right? Right. Turns out it was...

Grow Together With Other Parents

by | Feb 16, 2009 | Check out these sites

I’ve joined a parenting community online. It’s called Grow Together and its the social networking site for Root & Sprout, an online parenting newsletter. I’ve written two blog posts on the site so far: “Steppin’ Up,” and...

What Some Say About Love

by | Feb 14, 2009 | Uncategorized

The weekend edition of The Today Show did a segment with a couple of “experts” on some of the popular sayings about love. I’m no expert, but we all know that real love is work…   “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”...

Got Toys?

by | Feb 10, 2009 | Uncategorized

Or need some? Check out the cool site, Toys on the Brain. It provides short, sweet, and sometimes sassy reviews of  numerous toys for children from infanthood through childhood. There are even toys adults will love, including some classics you and I remember well....

Love Language

by | Feb 7, 2009 | Uncategorized

Everyone’s “love language” is a little different in our family. My husband wants support, and occasionally some really good homemade pancakes for breakfast or pasta for supper. My toddler boy wants someone to play cars with him, or dance with him, or...

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

by | Jan 29, 2009 | Uncategorized

News from the midwest and south:  We are stuck in an ice storm, and there’s no way out for the foreseeable future. Our family – as well as most of our friends (you know, the ones we were gonna stay with) – are also without power. Fortunately, we were...