I took a walk with my four-year-old son the other day. We do that a lot. He was telling me about his friend at preschool who was crying for his mommy. I asked him if he told his friend it would be okay. He said he did and that he was glad his friend stopped […]

There is something supremely frustrating about having to stop children from beating each other like a piñata. Then you try to sort through the excuses and get down to the root of the problem. The longer you play referee, the foggier the picture becomes. There tends to be a lot of ‘he said this’ and […]

A post wherein I geek out about singing because I do that sometimes. Written as part of MamaKat’s Writer’s Workshop. Write a blog post inspired by the word: bell. I remember the first time my voice teacher told me that my voice rang like a bell. As a soprano, that’s a good thing. It took […]

I had another first in the realm of motherhood last week. My youngest started preschool. In our school district preschool is a half day every day, soooo it’s pretty much like half-day kindergarten. Parenting is a Mixed Bag of Emotions What a crazy mix of emotions as I sent kids off to school this year. […]

Children see the world differently than adults. Though we may not always like what we hear from them, it’s usually the honest truth…according to them. Right now, I love listening to my four-year-old. He’s an affectionate little guy that likes to tell me how much he loves me. I know he’ll out grow this phase […]

One of my favorite memories from college is watching Anne of Green Gables with my roommates. I read several of the books when I was young and loved the sense of wonder and adventure in them. Anne Shirley is such a wonderfully written character. Smart, bold, and outspoken when it wasn’t fashionable or oftentimes acceptable […]