Parenting Priorities
I’ve been watching reruns of the Oprah show this week. Oprah has been such a force for compassion and sharing. I, like millions of others, am impressed with her clarity and connection. The way she...
View ArticleListen earnestly
“Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big,...
View ArticleNothing more to say…
I have been trying to decide what I want to say all day. Then I saw this and I knew there was nothing more to say. Tags: kids, local food, motherhood, vegetables
View ArticleI forget how to cook
Cooking has been a struggle for me since my children were born. I have been cooking as long as I can remember. My mother tells me I began cooking at 3. I was making dinners for the family by the...
View ArticleMaine Weekend Mommy Getaway
My last post was about my mother’s generous willingness to watch the kids so I could get away for some R&R. We went up to Wells, Maine and found a cute little cottage. The only purpose of the...
View ArticleStory Time
As the name states, Community Supported Agriculture brings together members of the community in many ways. Besides supporting the development of local agriculture it reaches out into the community and...
View ArticleAnd The Little Ones Too
Another Blogette I feel a special affinity for is Ashley of And The Little Ones Too. Ashley is mom to two beautiful boys Noah and Hayden and wife to Paul “the apple of their eye”. She is a proud...
View ArticleWhy?
Since my twins turned 3.5, we have been dealing with many new things. The least of which is the constant “Why?”. Parents remember this age with clarity. Nothing more would make us happier than the...
View ArticleToo late for the potty…
We are deep into potty training and I made a tactical error in the whole process. About a year ago we attempted potty training by the “get rid of the diapers method.” After the third day, I couldn’t...
View ArticleBirdies learning to fly
Every year since we’ve lived in this house, finches have tried to build a nest in the roof over our porch. Twice we have found the dead babies on our porch, probably ousted by another bird. Once a...
View ArticleGetting where I thought I would never go
At a young age we imagine how we see our life turning out. We gather ideas and information and begin to create a story we want to make happen. As we move through life some things happen just as we...
View ArticleAdding So You Think You Can Dance to the DVR
I understand the reality TV craze to some degree. If you really think about it we are a voyeuristic society even if we refuse to admit it. We like to get a look into other people’s lives. At heart...
View ArticlePreparing for Hurricane Irene
Yesterday Hurricane Irene reeked havoc up the eastern coast of the United States. Living in southern New England we were in the path of the hurricane so we took preparations seriously. We prepared by:...
View ArticleAnd it begins
I just dropped my kids off for their first day of preschool. It was so hard to get them to separate and go to different classes. Their excitement matched my trepidation. I woke this morning with all...
View ArticleHeartbreak of Parenting
In previous posts I discussed how my daughter has difficulty with her speech. She has an amazing intellect but she has trouble forming words coherently. We haven’t been able to find a physical cause...
View ArticleHow to get your child to eat healthy foods
Getting kids started on eating right is so important to their long term health and well-being. The eating habits they develop in the formative first years are the basis of how they will make food...
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