For the first time in the history of, um… ever, I have all my Christmas shopping done. And all of my presents are wrapped. It’s a Christmas miracle. Of course, that means that one of the kids was going to add something onto their Christmas list, something that they wanted MORE. THAN. ANYTHING. Number 4, […]
Archives for December 2016
To All The Moms At Christmas
My aunt always used to say that Christmas is a woman’s holiday. And she’s totally right. Before I go any further, this post isn’t about bashing dads. And I know there are a handful of fathers out there who do help out with shopping and wrapping and whatever. But for the most part, moms around […]
Winners of the Secret Life of Pets Giveaway!
Holy Smokes! What a great response there was to the Secret Life of Pets prize pack giveaway! Thank you to everyone who participated, and here are the ten winners! Lemon and Elm (@Lemon_and_elm) Jaime Jess Denise Woosley Jenney Epperly Tamara Wenzel Lindsey Hausknecht Kevin Dobson Nikea Knapp Gillian Accosta Kayleen Woodcock Please email the address […]
Secret Life of Pets Giveaway!
The Secret Life of Pets was just recently released on DVD, and as a promotion, I have been given 10 prize packs to give away!!! Each prize pack contains the following: A tote bag, stickers, activity set, Blue Ray & DVD, and a Santa hat! I have ten of these packs to give away! In […]
Last night we made a pretty great memory.
A little over an hour from my house in Essex, CT, there’s an historic railroad company where you can ride on old school steam trains. And at Christmas time, they transform their trains into the “Polar Express”, and you can ride a vintage car to the North Pole. For the last four years, I have very […]
The solution is simple.
Yesterday I lost it on the kids a little bit. They deserved it. But I felt bad about the way I handled the situation later. And when it comes down to it, their behavior isn’t really their fault. It’s mine. Because while I know they are capable of behaving better, they aren’t. And when they […]