Apple apple?
Pin itDo you see that? No… it’s not Elvis… It’s an apple… ON an apple. Lucy was snacking on an apple and she squeals, “MOM! It’s an apple!” I was all, “Yep. You went to get an apple and you got an apple.” In my mind I was thinking, “Dear mercy, we should have named [...]
On Chocolate Bunnies and the Easters
Pin itMay the sun shine warmly in your face and on your heart. And if that shining sun is so bright and so warm… That it melts the face of your chocolate bunny… Then smile anyway! Good golly, it’s still chocolate! May the sunshine brightly in your heart and reveal the blessings that fill your [...]
My Girl
Pin itFrom this… to this… My. Girl. 6 years old. I am dumbfounded. My baby is 6. No more preschool. No more diaper bags. No more teething toys… But you are still waiting for that first tooth to fall out. You are SO full of life. So creative. So driven. So carefree… yet opinionated. “Lucy” [...]
Make Me Laugh Monday: Lucy Draws and One Easy Piece
Pin itOK, friends. THIS makes ME laugh. i o lucy lol Lucy is an emergent speller. She has no idea what she wrote (other than her name), but she writes… hoping to someday spell something other than her name. “Is that a word, Mom? Is THAT a word…” I LOVE watching this process. Besides, she [...]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Pin itI asked my 5 year old this question yesterday. I watched as she thought carefully about her answer… A servant. OK… that’s, that’s… noble… Wait wait wait. No. A maaaaid. Really? I didn’t tell her but I thought, “Then girl, you are going to STARVE.” Um wait… No…. A MOM! I want to be [...]
Like shooting stars going to their syrup castle…
Pin itI made heart waffles for the kids for their Valentine morning breakfast. I realized, too late, that we were uncomfortably low on syrup. In an effort to make it stretch… I let the kids dip their waffle hearts into little bowls of syrup. And use their fingers. Uh-huh, “fun mom” here. My Lucy… my [...]
I Want to Walk on The Clouds!
Pin itI remember when I was a little girl. I DREAMED of being able to dance on the clouds. To prance and swoosh and spin in the light clouds. It never occurred to me that were I to step out of a plane onto a fat, white cloud… I would fall to a certain death. [...]
So…
Pin itIt’s 10:30 and I’m punching-out finely crafting this-here post. You see, my friend Janice over there at 5 Minutes for Mom… This is We. She lovingly, professionally, flatteringlyly, and beautifully published How to Become a (Blogging) Star…. And I realized, “GAH! What if her people click over and the first post that greets them [...]
Oh Sure… She LOOKS innocent Enough.
Pin itBut… Lucy brought home the Christmas present she made at school. She was SO eager for me to open it. It KILLED her to keep the secret… She needed a release. Mama. Mama. Mama… It is very delicate and it is something you hang on the tree. How vague, Lucy. I wonder what it [...]
Drama: The Unfortunate Circumstance of Eyeliner and Being 5
Pin itI may have mentioned before that my children are… Dare I say… Theatre kids. Yeah. I guess they are. Though my son wants to be a professional parkour teacher when he grows up… and my 8 year old daughter wants to be a kindergarten teacher… my 5 year old, Lucy… wants to be a [...]
