“I want to spend the night at Gramma’s”
We have an 8 year old nephew that wants to stay with Em’s parents every weekend. Like clockwork he calls Grammy and Pappy on Friday nights to ask if he stay over. His 4 year old brother isn’t...
View ArticleAndrew the Elf
I’d like to introduce the newest member of our family – Andrew the Elf. He lives on a shelf (or where ever he lands each night after reporting to Santa). Thankfully, he’s only here for the next few...
View ArticleChecks and Stars
Parents of toddlers have to be flexible. I don’t mean they have to be able to put their legs behind their neck but rather go with the flow. What works one day is a total flop the next – especially...
View ArticleZone vs Man to Man
This time of year many people are watching their favorite teams playing in some corporate owned field or the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. Television commentators are drawing diagrams and talking...
View ArticleNickle and Dimed
It’s been a while. Abbi has graduated from Princeton and Adler is a Junior at Georgia Tech. Time sure does fly by. Ok, so it hasn’t been that long, right? Abbi is starting to learn that coins have...
View ArticleOne of those moments
Abbi goes to gymnastics on Saturday mornings. She is having a blast and is always talking about what friends will be there, how she did forward rolls, what others had for show and tell and what stamps...
View ArticleUniversal Pre-K
It’s that time of year when parents of 3 and 4 year old children wonder what next fall will bring. Will parents be paying for daycare for another year (ouch!)? Will the kids stay at home for another...
View ArticleWord of the day
Not for a minute do I believe that anything Em and I do with the kids is new. Let’s face it, people have been raising kids since the caveman days and someone somewhere has gone through everything that...
View ArticleThe School Supply List
Today is Pre-K orientation day for Abbi. It’s hard to believe that she is going to be in school. Since tomorrow is just a 30 minute orientation, we’re holding off the inevitable by saying ‘she isn’t...
View ArticleFirst day of school! First day of school!
No more pretending. No more thinking we still have time. Today is officially Abbi’s first day of Pre-K. Her snack and drink are in the fridge and the folder (appropriately marked with her name) is...
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