I think I mentioned it a few weeks back, but John will complete the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion over the next eight months! He will need to be able to say the Lord’s Prayer, Glory Be and Hail Mary by himself to the priest. We don’t want him to be so nervous about… Read More
Some things are just too good to bury in a “musings” post. I don’t ever want to forget this conversation in Target, that came out of nowhere while I was shopping for a nice white tee to tie-dye… “Mommy, let’s just get these banana undies for daddy. I think he would be like ‘who hoo… Read More
After my original Dressing Southern Tots post, I received quite a few emails asking how, if and when I sell our outgrown clothes. Well, I have been selling them twice a year (spring and fall) on eBay since Whit was one, and have just listed a new slew of clothes out there. Some are new,… Read More
John is an extremely capable reader and we struggle with finding “just right” books (content and level wise) for him. Add to the mix that he doesn’t even like reading (or so he claims) and we’ve been in quite a pickle. You see, Honey and I are both avid readers and would love to see… Read More
So, we have a little tradition around these parts to sit down as a family at summer’s start and dream up all sorts of FUN goings and doings to while away the break. Last year we had this cute list, and the year before we had an A to Z Kindergarten Countdown. As for 2013,… Read More
If y’all recall, the PCP chose chess as his one after school extra curricular activity this year. When his “rookie” semester wrapped up, he was over the moon with his 3rd place tournament trophy. But, he had laid eye on some massive awards and was stricken with serious trophy envy. He asked me how he… Read More
Today was one of the most anticipated days of the school year – Field Day and the annual Marathon! I was up at the crack of dawn for my volunteer shift at the hockey station (of all things). It took me approximately one class through to figure out how to properly manage eighteen groups of… Read More