A Road Trip Story: To the Farm!

We've done a couple road trips already this Summer.  One was just the kids and I driving up to Michigan to visit my Lynnie's sister's farm. I mean a working, living, breathing, breathtaking, dirty, glorious farm. I don't know who had more fun - the animals, adults or the kids. The road trip part of …

Try Not to Cry, Mama: Preschool Graduation

My kids are four years old and they are already onto me.  Whenever there is a sappy commercial or they do something particularly sweet, they know if they look into my eyes they will find them already wet with hot tears. They can see it from across the room now and they get a little dimpled …

Welcoming Summer: A Quite Bad Poem

I am no poet, but I present for you to enjoy - Welcoming Summer: A Quite Bad Poem School is near over, we soon say good-bye, missing our teacher, we (mommy) will probably cry. We had such a great year, we won't see our friends again we fear. Reassurance comes in the form of water parties and …