When I was a kid, I LOVED to play board games. My brother and I would play them together all the time. Guess Who, Stratego, The Game of Life – we had a stash of board games and we pulled them out every chance we got! And sometimes, our parents would join in and we’d have a family game night. And that was the BEST! I mean, who doesn’t love to beat their parents at a board game if given the chance?
I find myself in shock every time I hear of someone I know, someone my age, passing away. Death doesn’t feel like something someone my age has to consider. I feel saddened and angry, as though they have been robbed of some of the best years of their lives. Every time I see an obituary for someone I once knew, I find myself wondering if they were happy with the life they lived. I wonder if they would have had regrets or had wishes of a different life. I wonder about the void they are leaving in this world. I wonder about the people they leave behind and what those people would say about them.
Baked raspberry donuts paired with an awesome story sounds like a fun afternoon to me! I am such a fan of Laura Numeroff books. IF YOU GIVE A DOG A DONUT is written in the irresistible tradition of the “If You Give…” series. The boy in the story gives the dog a donut which leads him into asking for some apple juice. When he asks for more and there isn’t any, he wants to make his own. The apple reminds him of a baseball, so of course he wants to play! One thing leads to another, and much like motherhood, the list of his needs continues on and on until the story comes full circle (and the little boy is exhausted)!
Hang on to your underwear and red curtains, because Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie hits theatres on June 2nd. This new animated film is based on the first book in the popular graphic novel series by author/illustrator Dav Pilkey.
The summers of childhood are some of the best you’ll ever have. Remember how awesome they were? You looked forward to them all school year, counted down the days, and when the bell finally rang on that last day of school, it happened: freedom.
I just love cooking with my kids! I always try to get them involved in meals, even if it is the simplest task such as adding ingredients, stirring or setting the table. My girls are now 5 and almost 3 and they just love helping in the kitchen, pulling up a stool or chair to reach the mixing bowls!
If you’re a mom, you’ve been there. Your normally sweet, loving child does or says something that makes you want to sink into the floor. The good news is, you aren’t alone. Kids have been embarrassing their mothers since the beginning of time. And bonus, you’re collecting awesome stories to share at their wedding (it’s always so much funnier after the fact, right?). Read on for a collection of real-life Embarrassing Mom Moments!
This winter, my kids were continually sick. Nothing severe, thankfully, but our household was plagued by tonsillitis, stomach flu, coughs, colds, and always-runny noses. Kleenex should have signed us to an endorsement deal.
Can we talk about this whole “fake news” crisis that has everyone up in arms?
As a child of the 70’s, I grew up in a house that had fairly lax ideas on environmentalism. Perhaps the plight of mother nature was on my parents’ minds and possibly it was something that gnawed on their conscience on the daily but a small part of me seriously doubts that. In fact, one of my most vivid memories of summer vacations are of long road trips with my family.