I was NOT a reader as a child. Just ask my mom who tried and tried to read to me, but I wanted nothing to do with it. I struggled with comprehension, which made reading and even understanding what I was reading, that much more difficult. After some testing Dan and I had done after…
The alarm goes off the first day of school and even though it’s your normal alarm, it feels like the tornado siren. The chaos, the running around, the panic, and maybe even a few tears begin. Even though I do not have a child who is of school-age yet, I work at a school and…
One of our goals this summer was to take Mazy to a zoo. There is a small one about 40 minutes south of us that has about 8 animals which we have taken her to. She absolutely loved it so we thought she would appreciate a large zoo with a larger variety of animals. We…
I get it. Loud kids can drive people crazy sometimes. I used to have those same thoughts. When I was naive and in my 20s, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get that kids just acted up when you least expected them to and sometimes when it’s the least appropriate time. The other day I…
I recently shared with you some of Mazy’s favorite toys and while writing that post, I started to think about what some of Mazy’s favorite books have been. To be honest, some of Mazy’s favs have been the books that were hand-me-downs from my sister-in-law. Books that have now seen better days after Mazy has…
Here’s a post about this crazy mama and her little side kick! With Dan being gone, we’ve realized the days go MUCH better when we keep busy! Cabin fever for both of us set in on about day 2, so Mazy and I decided after a little pow-wow that we needed to do something everyday….
