Since Zack died, almost four years ago, his room has always held a special place in our family. At times the door was closed, but slowly we felt comforted being surrounded by his things and our memories. We could picture ourselves back in those days when we paced the floor with him, put all three […] Read more…
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Top 5 Reasons to Bring your Family to Medieval Times PLUS ~ Giveaway~
UWhen I first heard about eating a meal with your hands, I never really had the desire to go to Medieval Times. I was only too happy to let Paul take Ty when he was little, never knowing exactly what I was missing. Last year, I went to Medieval Times for the first time and […] Read more…
The Day I Told Our Kids They Were IVF Babies
For eleven years, I’ve dreamed of the day that I could tell our boys just how much they were wanted. That we wanted to be parents so much that we took our savings and went to the doctors to do anything and everything we could to create our children. That they were the result […] Read more…
Keeping Families Active at Sky Zone
There are two dilemmas when your kids get older- keeping them active and finding local fun family activities to do together. Last weekend’s visit to Sky Zone solved both of those struggles! I’ve seen trampoline places on T.V. and in my Facebook feed, but I have to admit that the thought of jumping in public […] Read more…
How your Big Kids can still have fun with Elf on the Shelf
Yesterday, after only two days with our new Elf on the Shelf, Buddy, my big kid, Ty, told me that he knew that it wasn’t real. Gulp. He knew that it was me who had been moving our “Buddy the Elf” around the house in funny positions each night. At first, I hid the disappointment that […] Read more…
A lesson in dealing with cruel kids
The call from the school had me seeing red. As Jayden’s teacher recounted the story of what had happened on the school yard, all I wanted to do was to run to him, throw my arms around him, and protect him from such cruelness. How could this little classmate be so mean? Given the way […] Read more…
I’m sorry your brother died
“I’m sorry your brother died” is sometimes all that I can say to Jayden when we are snuggling late at night. Some nights the words just escape me and I can’t tell him the things that I should say or even the things that might comfort him the best. Some nights I just have to listen, […] Read more…
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Lesson for Our Family
What a year it’s been! Who am I kidding…we’ve had terrible, horrible, no good, very bad YEARS in our family. Days that turned into months, months that turned into years. This past Saturday was an amazing, memorable family day for us. Our delicious sushi lunch was a great chance to slow down and catch up […] Read more…
Screen Time Tips
We are off to a great start this year for school since both boys have THE best teachers in the school! All except for a horrible incident, we are enjoying the new school year and getting back in the daily grind of early mornings, packing lunches (grrrr), homework routines and busy weekends in the ice […] Read more…
Getting Help When You Need It
It’s hard to ask for help for yourself. I remember the day I called my doctor a few months after the twins were born, asking for some help to cope. She started me on an anti-depressant that I ended up taking for a few years. I was so grateful to have the help when I […] Read more…