Almost a year ago, he said, “Mom, I’m letting my hair grow. I don’t like when people rub it after it’s shaved.” I’ll admit it hasn’t been easy for me, but it’s a battle we decided not to fight. Right now, his hair is longer than mine and hasn’t seen scissors is almost a year....
I recently re-visited an age-old question with my kids–How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Even though the 1970s commercial evidently still runs today, we watch so little commercial television, the kids had never seen it. Because I’m a nerd and a homeschooling mama, we answered it...
The faster, the higher, the scarier…the better. At least where Ty is concerned.
Patrick, his 3 college roomies and their families have not all been together in over 5 years. It was fun to catch up and see how we’ve all multiplied. Social situations are still the trickiest with John and Kayla but they are always champs and are ever so slowly beginning to get involved. Games and...
Kayla and John met some of my dad’s side of the family today. One of whom is their great grandmother.
It is so much fun re-experiencing so many things through the eyes of non-American-raised teenagers. Our day at the Big E was definitely a day of “firsts.” First kid to reach double digit push ups (unassissted). First time milking a goat (or any animal for that matter). First donuts…hot out of the oil. First encounter...
While we do make real injera every couple of weeks, tortillas make a really great substitute. All of our kids loves them. Do you let your kids play with food?
This is what I found after I followed a muffled, “Mom, help!”