As I write this, I am sitting in a room on the pediatrics floor of the local hospital with my oldest son Zack. Later today, Zack will be having 2 screws placed in the growth plate of his right hip. The last 48 hours have been crazy! On Monday, we lost a family member. The […]
Parenting…..it’s no easy task
Today I had one of those days. Definitely not one that I am proud of. I had a complete I hate my child moment. Not all 3 of them. Just one of them. I don’t know what happened. What I do know is that it probably doesn’t help that I am pregnant hormonal stressed exhausted […]
Organized Sports
As parents, the Alex and I have always encouraged our children to get involved in sports. We’ve done dance, cheer leading, karate, tae kwon do, soccer, baseball, football both flag and tackle, swim, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, tumbling, and track. Throughout all of these experiences, we’ve had our ups and downs. The kids have been on […]
Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry is an ugly, ugly thing. I see it in my house everyday. The Libby and Zack are CONSTANTLY at each others throats. I don’t know if it’s because they are brother and little sister or if it’s because they are so close in age (only 17 months apart) or if it’s because the […]
Storyland Yoga DVD Review
Living in a place where our Winters are mostly spent indoors thanks to all of the snow and low below zero temperatures, we are always looking for new ways for the kids to burn off some energy while indoors. We also like to try to keep things free or low cost since we are saving […]