The Cheating Game
During Christmas break, we were hanging out with our grandsons. During a quick errand to the store, they found a game they just had to have. This was a new…
Grinchmas
From my earliest memories, Christmas morning has always been magical. We would go to bed on Christmas eve with nothing under the tree. Christmas morning we would wake up to…
Hidden Treasures
As I was decorating for Christmas, I was reminded of a Christmas several years ago. When our son was young, he loved GI Joes. He had many of the GI…
My Husband’s new Best Friend
Wanting to be the ‘fun house’ to visit, I searched the internet for a new and different toy for the water. After a few days, I found this amazing inflatable…
Distracted
I recently visited my 2 little granddaughters who live in another state. Their mommy had to take a business trip, so I was lucky enough to hang out with the…
Run your race
A couple of times a year my husband gets a group of co-workers to come out and participate in 5K’s or 10K’s, or even a half marathon. The goal is…
Scary Halloween
When our daughter was in kindergarten she was excited to carve her own pumpkin. We went to the local Pumpkin Patch, each child picked out their own pumpkin, and we…
Horseback parent fail
Growing up in Montana, we moved around a lot. One of the houses we lived in was at the edge of town. We had 4 horses at the time, so…
This little light of mine….
When the waves of life come crashing in on you, a small light can save your day. As parents we need to be a light for our kids.
Kneeboard Parent Fail
We were enjoying our annual boating trip one year with family and friends. Our son was four years old and wanted to do everything the ‘big kids’ were doing. We…