When a baby is learning how to walk, they fall down a lot. But they get back up and try again. Everyone is helping them, and encouraging them to keep trying. Cheering for them when they finally take a few steps. We are not afraid if the child falls, because we all know the child …
When I was a teenager, I babysat a lot. I had a 3-kid limit. Seriously, most parents do not want more than 3 kids, so why would you expect a teenager to watch that many kids? I also had an age limit – being that I preferred to watch babies and toddlers. Kids who don’t talk …
3 Types of Speciality Softbands for Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA), and where to buy them. We could spend our whole lives trying to fix our “flaws” to fit in with the crowd. However, I prefer to teach my daughters to be confident and proud of who they are. Because it is the differences, which …
Three years ago, today, our family was on a walk with our new friends. I enjoyed watching their two girls playing together. While my toddler followed them around. We had just found out we were having another baby girl! So I imaged what it would be like to watch my two little girls playing together. …
Three Years Ago Today, I Received a Phone Call, Which Rocked my World. Read More »
Apparently there’s a book about how to potty train you kid in 3 days. I never read the book. Instead, I spent a year buying just 1 more package of diapers, hoping it would be the last one. Probably could have saved a ton of money by buying that book. I have heard lots of …
My favorite part about potty training, is I get to eat chocolate chips all day long! Because if I go potty, I get chocolate. If you go potty, you get chocolate. This system worked great with my first child. It was a little tricky with the 2nd child. So I added: If Big Sis helps …
Duane and I just read the book, “Wonder.” Then we rented the the movie and watched it with our 4 year old. A couple weeks later, our girls were making silly faces, and Big Sis said, “when we do this we kind of look like Auggie, in the movie Wonder.” My response was, “honey, your sister …
The Cost and the Reward of Being a Daughter of the Baha Mama Read More »
Duane and I just read the book, “Wonder.” We also rented the movie and watched it with our 4 year old, after Little Sis went night-night. Then we got to go visit a big school, just like in the movie. Big Sis does a show-n-tell presentation every week at our homeschool co-op class, so she was excited …
When was I born? The Story of the Forgotten Sibling. Read More »
Recently our family was invited to be guest speakers at a local 3rd grade class. They had just read the book, “Wonder” and watched the movie. The book is required reading for most 3rd and 4th grade classes across the USA. “Wonder,” is the story of a boy named Auggie. He had been home schooled …
The Day We Got Schooled: Our Family’s Presentation on TCS and Wonder Read More »
You Are Not The Boss of Me! Being in Authority, Under Authority, and Saying “No” to Authority When we have friends over, we sometimes have issues with the kids getting into trouble. Especially in the winter, when we are all stuck in doors. My main frustration is that my own daughter gets into trouble and …
