Add this post to the millions being posted out there on the blogosphere this month. And this picture… The first day of school. Mercy on a mother’s soul.
Mutha' Hood
My Dear Olivia,
You have been 8 for a whole month now. I think you are handling it quite well! And of course you are! YOU are a capable girl. You are determined, strong, and creative. You are industrious and intuitive. I am constantly in awe of how capable and innately brave you are. Solid. Strong. Innovative. You [...]
General
A Big Sigh
…is what I heard from the back of the car. *OHHHH* … Oh my head… I turned my head to see my 8 year old hunkered over the arm of her seat. I asked, “What’s up honey?” Olivia: My brain is sooooo tired. We did so much work with shapes today! Mom: Wow. Sounds like [...]
Bloggy Bloggy
A Beginning Blogger Gets Her First “Comment”
We have a new blogger in the house. My daughter, Olivia received a blog for her 8th birthday. Right now she has a hankerin’ for widgets… She wants a bit more *bling* on her blog it seems. It’s fun… sharing *blogness* with my girl. She has recently been asking things like, “How do I know [...]
General
Good at Stirring and Removing Tags and Stuff
Either I need to expose my kids to more things, or I need to continue harboring them from certifiable Awesome. I think I am going try to keep them from society as much as possible because, right now… they think I am THE SHIZZLE! I love this about me them. For example, I was cutting [...]
Joel
I Think I’m Gonna Post About Valentine’s Day
The morning started early as my 7 year old climbed into bed, claiming she couldn’t sleep. I asked if she felt sick, she said, “No.” Heh. Read on…. Then my 4 year old, as she does most mornings.. popped-up her little head from the side of my bed and asked, “Can I snuggle you, Mama?” [...]
Mutha' Hood
People really like seeing skinny presidents up there…
I had a GREAT convo in the car with my kids recently. The boiled down version —> I am a skinny, fast runner. My kids are smart. We were talking about Martin Luther King Jr. Joel was pretty sure MLK would have been president, had he not been killed and all. His words. Aaanywho. We [...]
Beauty - ha!
Just Goofin’-off On A Coffee Date With My Daughter
My 7 year old daughter is a creative-type. She often asks to use my phone to take pictures. Or my Flip to take video. One day, Olivia wanted to take pictures of me. I was all, “Becuase you think I’m beautiful?” She was all, “Noooooo!” And I was all, “Eh?” And she was all… Aaaaanywho… [...]
General
Touching the Moon: an Emergent Blogger?
My daughter (7) was given a writing prompt at school, “Monica wanted to touch the moon. If you wanted to touch the moon, what would you do? Write how you would try to touch the moon.” Olivia wrote (her punctuation, her spelling), I would do all uf the things that my mom and dad say. [...]
Dance
Make Me Laugh Monday – My Spawn
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