Well, it's that time of year again. What time is it you ask? It's the beginning of the fall soccer season, of course. Many of you probably don't realize it, but, our family is all soccer all the time. Yes I know many say that - but do they really mean it?My...
While on vacation we were in a development that - until you got used to it - was a bit confusing. My sister-in-law and I needed to run out for some groceries so we took our 6-year old girls and and ran out.(Please, keep in mind that she had worked a 12 hour shift the...
So how is everyone today?Me? I'm exhausted!Last weekend's soccer tournament - We won our division. YEAH!!! - consisted of six games in two days. Bug was ecstatic. By Monday I was dragging but I had to prepare for CJ's 6th grade graduation.I pulled...
On our way to soccer the other evening, hubby looked at the speedometer and said, 'I better slow down before I get a ticket.'Zany responded, 'We should have brought the puppies.''Why?''If you get pulled over and you have a puppy you'll only get a warning.''What?''They...
America the Beautiful is a wonderful, heart wrenching song - typically. My daughter, Zany, a first-grader is learning it for her end of year program. It's amazing to me where her mind leads itself... She offered to sing it for us last night. I'm ashamed to say that...
As we were driving to get Zany's hair cut the other night. I asked her to remind me when we left the stylist that we needed to visit the Pharmacy and the Grocer. Just a few blocks later she said, 'Mom, I forget to let you know... I'm very forgetful.'How she does make...
I was talking to Zany the other night. She was telling me about her day at school. She said, "Mom, my sheep didn't move at all today." Apparently, as they are disobedient their sheep moves and the further it moved the more of recess they miss. She had never mentioned...
A couple of years ago....We had the kids yearly physicals today. Zany was ready to get her shots because it was her 5 year check up. I had completely forgotten that the boys appointments were scheduled because they needed their chicken pox boosters. Keep in mind as...
Last year...I was cleaning up the table before dinner I picked up Zany’s rain coat. I had just cleaned it and yet here it was covered in mud from the neck to the top of her head.All I could do was to shake my head and say, “Zany, what on earth did you do?”She gave me...