So, I’ve hopped on board the Pinterest bandwagon and to my surprise, it’s been quite entertaining and useful. I’ve found several yummy and nutritious (ie. food with green stuff) recipes there that the kids actually like and devour. I’ve never been the mom who makes happy faces with food in order to get her kids […]
It’s the same question every time. As soon as we sit down at a restaurant, the server will notice we have young kids and automatically ask, “Would you like a booster seat?” to which we automatically reply, “No, thanks.” Why do our kids not need a booster seat, you may wonder. Well, we are their
I hate conflict. You could say that conflict and I have never gotten along and we likely will never become friends. I prefer hanging out with my pal, Passive Aggressive, over the other guy, Direct Confrontation, any day. But we know people have all kinds of different ideas and opinions, so conflict is (gulp) inevitable
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Image courtesy of Daniel St. Pierre/freedigitalphotos.net Whoever invented the buffet style restaurant must have been Asian cause what Asian would pass up cheap food and lots of it?! Eating a buffet is truly getting more for your money. I used to think it was a great deal, but now that I’ve tasted more foods and
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Now that E is getting older, he’s been asking more complicated questions and trying to wrap his head around bigger concepts. Once when we tried to explain to him that there was a time when Mama and Baba didn’t know one another, not even each other’s names, he asked, “Did Baba know his own name?”
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles/freedigitalphotos.net I’ve heard people compare a newborn’s experience in this world to that of a person who travels and assimilates into a foreign country. For babies, there is a new language to learn and new customs to follow, but eventually they become familiar with it all. Well, I think the same
Image courtesy of dream designs/freedigitalphotos.net It’s that time of the year again when I find myself wondering, “Where did the year go?!” I think time passes by especially fast when you have kids cause life is busy, busy, busy and you just look forward to the end of each day when you can lie down
I will be the first to admit that I’m relationally challenged. Of course being around hubby for over a decade has helped tremendously and given me some new skills for relating to people, but the real game-changer for me in this area has been becoming a parent. And not just a parent, but a parent
I ran into an old friend the other day who said in a “I can’t believe it” kind of tone, “You stay home with them (the kiddies) all day?” I took a deep breath and replied, “It’s training in progress!” I’ve been thinking lately how much motherhood has changed me and how far I’ve come
I’ve been telling people this past year that I want to be a more fun person. I almost wanted to make it my new year’s resolution, but then, if you make being fun an assignment, it really isn’t that fun anymore, is it? 😛 So it’s been more of a self-analytical learning process that I’ve