We are now smack dab in the middle of my favorite time of year. FALL. After a long, hot summer, my family comes alive in the fall, along with the rest of our city. Tennessee is especially beautiful right now as the leaves change, and we fill our weekends trying to cram in as many […]
September 25, 2011
Punky’s fourth year was a significant one. It was her last year at home with me and I did everything I could to make the most of it. Each day included a special activity, whether we went to the zoo, baked cookies, walked in the park or visited the playground. And when she started kindergarten […]
September 15, 2011
Like most elementary school students who bring lunch from home, Punky has a permanent lunch box. But she also brings a snack to school each day. I pack her snack in a brown paper bag. And ever since she started kindergarten two years ago, I’ve used the outside of the bag as a learning opportunity. […]
August 23, 2011
Like me, many of you have entered that uncomfortable time of summer when it’s really too hot to take the kids outside. My 4 and 7-year-olds tend to wilt quickly in hot weather, which means I’ve had to come up with some good indoor solutions to keep them occupied- and to keep me from going […]
July 22, 2011
Thanks to Plum Organics for sponsoring my post about fun kid photos and the stories behind them. Enter Plum’s “Babies for Yum Caption Contest” on Facebook and you could win a $100 gift card or Plum goodies. One beautiful summer evening, we packed up a basket of food and headed to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens for […]
July 14, 2011
I have always, always, ALWAYS wanted to have a backyard garden. However, I have a slight problem: I have killed every single plant I have owned. And there’s another small matter: I hate bugs. Also dirt. And sweating. These things combine to make me rather, erm, gardenally challenged. Which is probably why I have always, […]
July 12, 2011
It was one of those days. The kids were complaining, the housework was mounting, the writing deadlines were approaching and I? I was having a Calgon moment. Don’t even pretend that you don’t know what I’m talking about. I try to keep a small cache of activities on hand for moments like this one, and […]
June 30, 2011
