Archive for April, 2005

I haven’t posted in a while - been dealing with some things. Guilt, basically. Do other Moms have all this guilt? Children start out pure and perfect and then we just screw them up. It’s tough to see some of my not-so-desirable personality traits staring me in the face when I look at my [...]

Yesterday our family took a trip to New York City to see a taping of “Emeril Live.” L loves Emeril and we watch the show almost every night. Thanks to my sister, who has a business associate at the Food Network, we had VIP seats – right up front at the little tables. During a [...]

We have declared L officially finished with 1st grade. He has taken a great interest in workbooks lately and has whipped through the math, place value, and reading comprehension books, declaring them “too easy.” He noticed that the workbooks say “Grade 1” and he asked me what grades his cousins are in. I told him [...]

Today L asked me if he could move the furniture around in his room. I was so proud. Let me tell you why…
I grew up with a mom that moved the furniture around in every room at least once a month (or so it seemed, it may not have been that often…). I LOVED [...]

C does not have croup. Hooray! That barking cough went away yesterday and now it’s just a snotty cold. She’s in much better spirits and eating well today - she loves her peas. She also loves squash and sweet potatoes. Not big on bananas. I just made a batch of pears and peaches, we’ll [...]