My favorite childhood toy I don’t remember

Do you remember a toy that you played with that brings back memories of your childhood? Maybe it was the Big Wheel you got for Christmas or a certain kind of Barbie doll that you just HAD to have? You see it and immediately, those feelings rush back.
Mine was a squeaky toy that I really [...]

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Evolution of a blog…Evolution of a parent

When I first started this blog…or rather the first versions on other blog services…I was doing it more as a ‘diary’ and a place to keep all of my internet ‘finds’ and fav sites.
Looking at all of my past entries, I can see how I have changed…don’t know if I have ‘grown’ necessarily…but definitely changed. [...]

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Motherhood Club

I will soon be joining one of the oldest, most exclusive, but inclusive club: Motherhood.
Yes, we are pregnant! All of our doctor’s visits were successful. We are about 19 weeks along.
This sonogram is from an earlier doctor’s appointment. I should be posting the newest one next week sometime. I haven’t posted anything because 1) I [...]

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As a great drinker of our time once said…

“You can’t fix stupid.”
You have a lot of worries about your child as he grows: You can’t always be there to pick him up when he falls, choose the right friends for him, or make the good choices for him. You worry about all that…even though you know you can’t do anything about them.
But when [...]

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Our B&B if officially closed for the season

B’s maternal grandmother stayed with us for 2 months, his paternal grandmother for about a month (on and off), my sister was visiting during the holidays for a week…and my parents JUST left today.
Don’t get me wrong. We LOVE our family. But for the first time in 3 months, we have the house to ourselves…with [...]

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