Uncommon Sense
Ya ya ya - Dude is only 8, so we didn’t actually let him “go” anywhere . . . except up the chairlift with his 7 year old friend.
If you’re a parent of a kid who likes snow sports, you know how tough it is to let them go alone on that lift. Especially when [...]
Dude has been talking all big about how we never let him stay home alone for any amount of time yada yada yada . . . especially to Grandma. Well, yesterday morning he had his chance. Hubby was gone flying, and I had a 7:30 a.m. meeting I couldn’t get out of. Typically, I would [...]
Princess: Hey Mom. I can do my very own back pretty!
Me: What? I never got around to helping you learn how to do that.
Princess: I figured it out from watching you do yours. Wanna see?
Me: Sure. (Thinking there is no way she’ll do it.)
Princess walks into the bedroom, throws her hair back, and wraps it [...]
We went to Target to get some clothes for Princess, and we had to go “across the aisle.” Yup, she finally grew out of the toddler section, and I’m really bummed about it. A 5 year old should still get to choose little girly stuff, like jumper dresses with cute striped shirts and matching tights, [...]
Dude got on the bus for his first day of 3rd grade. He couldn’t WAIT! Yesterday, we had some friends over for a BBQ. The minute they left Dude was running to bed - the reason? He wanted to make sure he got to bed early enough so he wouldn’t oversleep and miss the bus [...]
Princess had a wonderful first two days of kindergarten! She’s doing great in class and is loving Ms. Dale as her teacher. Ms. Dale was also Dude’s kindergarten teacher - she’s a wonderful teacher and we’re so excited she’s still there for Keira. As for the first day . . . nope, not a tear [...]
Those were the words I heard out of Dude’s mouth when I asked him if he wanted to start gymnastics again. We took a break from gymnastics for the summer. Princess has been ready to start gymnastics for about a month now - so I signed her up. It starts today, thank goodness . . [...]
Happy Birthday Buddy! 8 years ago today, you made your grand entrance into this world. After 12 hours of labor, you decided you’d had enough and pulled the ripcord so they had to go in and get you. You joined this world screaming and wiggling and you haven’t stopped moving since! Your tiny 5 pound [...]
Have you figured it out yet?
It’s ME! I’M missing from this photo! It finally happened . . . Princess can touch the bottom of the pool (barely) and can swim back to the edge if necessary. So, for the first time EVER, I found myself sitting outside of the pool while the two of them [...]