We spent a long weekend at the beach, though the shores of Lake Michigan are hardly the beaches you want to hit up on Spring Break. Looks like a beautiful sunny day for the beach right? Looks can be deceiving, the air temp was about 30° and I did not dare test out the water…
Category: Family
Lazy Maizy
Something tells me Maizy is feeling completely at home. It only took a few days for her nervousness to wear down and she was slowing testing her limits. At various points this past week she was walking around with a Beatles coffee table book, TV remote, a boot, a slipper, pillows, blankets. You name it…
The Impressionable Years
As a parent you hope to pass along your wisdom to your children. You strive to instill good habits in them. Making their bed, doing homework on time, being polite. You turn failures into “teachable moments” and emphasis making smart decisions. Then there is a moment when you realize that despite your best effort some…
Puppy Love
The weather here is improving, and when the temps are warmer I tend to get off the train at a different stop and taking the longer walk home. This route takes me past the animal shelter that is around the corner from our house and they just so happened to have three cute puppies playing…
Valentines
My daughter decided she wanted to make all her valentines this year. She is over the store bought ones, dread this sounded like a major effort to me. I stumbled across some origami heart valentines that were right up her alley. She loves origami and can make some wicked complicated stuff. I am always baffled…
Making the Most of the Dentist
We all have the day off today, we spent the morning at the dentist. It was the first visit for the four year-old. Pretty ho-hum stuff huh? He thought so too so he wore his vampire teeth and hid them behind his hand until the dental hygienist came into the room. He pulled the same…
Doggone!
We sure do miss our pooch, this is the first time in ten years she won’t be there for Christmas. Which for my youngest makes it the first Christmas without her. They have been asking a lot lately for a new dog. Now they are working the Santa angle tt. But since neither of them…
Christmas is in the Air
November, I am not ready for your arrival. Christmas, not even on my radar. Though November 1st brings the Christmas music to the radio non stop until after the holidays. My husband loves this, I think it should be illegal to play it until after Thanksgiving. The dinner music last night tells you where the…
Getting out of Dodge
This past weekend we got the hell out of dodge to have a much needed long family weekend. The main destination was MSU, my husbands Alma Mater, for a tailgate and a football game. The weather wasn’t too great, rainy and chilly, but we had a ton of fun anyway. We were located near an…
Kids in the Kitchen
The ten year-old got a new cookbook for her birthday, The Kid’s Cookbook from William Sonoma. I had the kids go through the book and pick out a few recipes to try. I didn’t want to he leave the little one out and lead him to think cooking is only for girls, and he was…