Parenting
Chocolate Shortbread Recipe
Safe Stories
In early 2003, I had a random burst of inspiration – really, I’m still not sure where the idea or the sense of urgency came from. But I wrote out a long list of questions for my then-83-year-old paternal grandfather, and I gave him a small, hand-held tape recorder. I showed him how to use it (it took three tries, as I recall), and I asked him to get to work making a recording of all his memories.
Reality Check: Lowering Gift Expectations
Q. Our kids are used to getting everything they want from Santa, but times are tight. How do we explain that he's going to be short this year without ruining Christmas?
Teaching Kids How to Express Feelings
Christmas Shopping and Spoilage
Every year Christmas shopping is a struggle for me. How much is too much to buy for my kids? I want them to have a head-popping, full-of-excitement Christmas morning, but I want to get them few enough things that they actually appreciate all of them. I also don’t want to feel like I need to escalate each year to make it even MORE exciting than the year before.
MommyCast Show #341: Holiday Traditions
Paige and I are preparing for the holidays and talk about our family traditions, among other things. We hope you have a great holiday season! This show is brought to you by AsthmaKidCare.com. Our song is Winter Serenade by Jon Schmidt. Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show!
The MommyCast Holiday Giveaway is back! Beginning December [...]
Things a Mom Is Thankful For
I am thankful that any Thanksgiving weight I happen to pack on today can be easily rationalized as baby weight when I stand on the scale Friday morning.
I am thankful for the children's sing along CD we play in the car. Listening to "The Wheels on the Bus Go 'Round and 'Round" four thousand times is preferable to the nonstop whine we'd have otherwise.
I am thankful for my friends in the computer, without whom I would not have a nap schedule or dinner ideas or my sanity.
MommyCast Show #340: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is almost here. Are you ready? Paige is heading to her sister-in-law’s house. I am having Thanksgiving here. I love to cook Thanksgiving. Here are some of my recipes! After Thanksgiving, Paige will be heading out to Black Friday. Yikes! This is not my idea of fun! Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show! [...]
