My parents, 1960. Thanks to my sister for scanning!
Category: Family
The Next American Idol
I love my 3 year-olds version of the Spider-man song, especially the inflection of his voice when with the “of course he can” portion. Though, somewhere along the way he mashed it up with Santa Claus is coming to Town. Not his best rendition, but you get the idea. Pardon the crap quality of the…
Market and Museum
We checked out the Green City Market at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum today. Went thru the museum too while we were there. The market was really crowded, I’d prefer to go when it is not indoors. We didn’t get much, just apples and apple cider. The kids got a huge piece of egg pie…
Spaceship, Baseball, AND Football
The three year-old is constantly telling tales of his very involved dealings with stories about his spaceship and all the adventures he has, his football team (he evens tells us when he has practice), and his baseball team. I delved into all of these topics with him a bit further. Many details have been lacking…
Friday Funny
If my son was a celebrity, this would be the best celebrity mugshot EVER!
Get A Life!
As far back as I can I can remember both of parents worked full-time. It never struck as odd that my mom was at work rather than home with us kids. We were busy anyways, that was back in the day when you could play in the neighborhood from dusk to dawn with no phone…
Merry Christmas
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas! Is it wrong to need a nap before 9:30 a.m.? I can barely keeps my eyes open. It is always so fun to witness the kids excitement. Brought me right back to when I was a kid, the anticipation of heading down the stairs and seeing what was left…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
My daughter was in a Christmas show at the local theater. They performed the The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. I had never heard of it before, it was really cute. It is a humorous retelling of the story of Jesus. The kids did a great time considering the short amount of time they had to…
Key Ingredient for Kids waking up HAPPY!
Originally uploaded by Jax House SNOW! Out first snowfall of the year transformed our usual painful morning routine into a happy start to the day. We got in some fun before school. I don’t mind that snow in the least. At least I know then the temps will be bearable and it keeps everything bright….
Time Flies
I know, I know, everyone always says that. But I mean it, I am not just saying it as a conversation starter or to fill an awkward silence. I truly mean it. How could it be that in the blink of an eye my son is twenty two today. There are still things I had…