He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when….
on Nov 20, 2009 in childhood kids afraid of santa Santa   I love this time of year because it hits close to home when you tell the kids that they need to listen/do what they are told, because SANTA is watching.  I tell this to my kids and suddenly they can’t do enough for me-offers of cleaning up, sw...

Santa letters, 2009
on Nov 19, 2009 in childhood santa letters santa's email address santa-at-home   Ahh, technological advancement.   My 7 year old, Jack, sat down at the kids’ computer and said ‘I’m googling Santa’s email address!’   And guess what? He found it!  He typed out a quick little list with his only re...

Poo declaration…
on Nov 17, 2009 in childhood embarassing things kids say kids at church We went to church on Saturday night and returned to the church that is affiliated with our kids’ school, which we had stopped attending because they were renovating the crying room, but is now complete. God knows that we cannot sit with all these k...

Mom’s super mini-dress=disgusting/gross/embarassing
on Nov 16, 2009 in Humor Came downstairs in a long sweater on Friday, in search of the laundry basket containing my jeans.  It was a PA day so the kids were home and all in the living room.  The three eldest all began exclaiming that my ‘dress’ was too short and that...

A lesson in preparedness…
on Nov 13, 2009 in Uncategorized childhood dressing for day at night kids kids funny things they do    All through the school year, even before summer break, Sabrina dressed each night in her clothes for the next day. When I leave her at night, her pajama clad body snug in her pink sheets, I know that she may get up quietly and change.  Most nig...

Recipe for yummy marinade-the kids all love it!
on Nov 12, 2009 in Main courses basic easy marinade recipe chicken marinade fish marinade Recipe: Fish/Chicken Marinade Ingredients Lemon Juice Butter/Margarine Pinch basil Chopped garlic Instructions Mix ingredients ,and warm until garlic softens and smells fragrant. Pour over fish or chicken. Bake. Meal type: dinner My rating:5...

Candy crime
on Nov 11, 2009 in Candy eating too much candy Halloween candy kids halloween sugar craving When my daughter called from the bathroom last night, I was fully prepared to finish what I was doing before going to see what she wanted, as I was making dinner, but then she called out to say that a pile of candy wrappers were lying on the bathroom...

The Swine Flu diet-carb, protein, and nutrient free
on Nov 9, 2009 in Uncategorized child with h1n1 flu flu symptoms h1n1 h1n1 symptoms personal experience with h1n1 positive outcome with h1n1 swine flu   My family had the swine flu last May.  It was not pretty and it was not fun, but, luckily we survived and now, even though I am a major germophobe, I am not particularly worried about flu season, unlike all of my friends, some of whom are really...

Vacation? What vacation?
on Nov 5, 2009 in Field Trips cove haven vacation without kids We just arrived home from our 4 night vacation at Cove Haven, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.   You may recall a big news story from years ago about a hotel where an employee had secretly installed video cameras in some of the rooms to tape...

Hallowe’en stress…
on Oct 30, 2009 in childhood This morning, mothers everywhere wore the same harried, strained expressions when they dropped their children off at daycare and school, the kids however were the most excited they have ever been to arrive at school. Dressing up for school just would...