I blinked and it has happened. She promised it wouldn’t, but I don’t think she can help it any more than I can. My small girl is growing up. And it is happening at the speed of sound. I’ve noticed that she is starting to call me ‘Mom’ more than ‘Mommy’. She often reaches for my hand when we are… View Post
Making Learning and Play Fun with Fruit Loops
Being a mom is easily one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done. My goals are constantly shifting, constantly changing. I am always aware that I am shaping little minds and leading by example. I want my small people to learn, I want to teach them to play. I want to model good behavior… I want them to be… View Post
Cookies and Milk for Santa, Of Course
We will be spending a good portion of this weekend baking cookies. It is just one of the many things I love to do with my small people as we get close to Christmas. Now that they are a little older, they are enjoying the process a bit more, too. They used to reserve all of their energies for the… View Post
The Perfect Green Bean Casserole
My little brother is a chef. And I don’t mean he’s a good cook. I mean he is, in fact, a chef. A fancy one. He has lived and worked in New York City for the past 15+ years, has studied overseas in England and the South of France and has counted Sous Chef and Executive Chef as past titles. His culinary… View Post
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Holiday Tradition I Love
The alarm clock wouldn’t even need to go off, but we would have it set anyway. My little brother and I would curl up in one bed together, willing the dark to disappear as we waited for 7am to roll around. This was the moment of magic in our house on Christmas morning – it was when we were FINALLY… View Post
The Magic of BELIEF: Thank You Elf on The Shelf
I would be hard pressed to tell you my ONE favorite things about this time of year as the holidays in general are such a magical time, but I have to confess, it isn’t merely the decorations (so lovely!), or the gift-giving (oh my heart, what fun!), or the FOOD (my tummy is delighted), but it is the SPIRIT. It… View Post
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