family time

I Created A Jurassic Monster

Let me preface, we’re not a big techy family. I have a tablet that the kids very, very rarely use. The kids don’t use smartphones aside from an occasional 10 minute session of Angry Birds. There are no iPod Touch things or any of that. They play Wii and Playstation, but that’s it. You won’t find… Continue reading I Created A Jurassic Monster

motherhood

It Started With a Whisper…

And there he goes. I can see the thought already set in his mind and he’s about to act on it. There he goes…UP the slide. Now normally, if the playground were empty, this wouldn’t bother me. However, we have a rule that slides are for going down not up, especially when the playground is… Continue reading It Started With a Whisper…

The Bookshelf

Back to the Bookshelf

It’s been a while since I’ve done a bookshelf post. Honestly, we’ve been basically reading the same books over and over lately, or using the learn to read books, such as We Both Read where the parent has a page to read and then the child does. I’ve been finding these very helpful. I am… Continue reading Back to the Bookshelf