Month: January 2012
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The Tea Bag.
Ha ha…bet that got your attention. I’m on a serious ‘tea’ kick, and it’s all my sister’s fault. If you study the tea aisle carefully, you’ll find that there is a tea for every ailment in life. When I came down with a stress fracture, she brought me 3 different kinds of tea and honey. …
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Cinnamon Shells
It’s a breath of fresh air to be sifting through shells on the family room floor in January. Grandma and Grandpa brought some back from vacation, and Brianne has been documenting each shell’s possible history one by one. “This one was the home of a baby crab. And then the baby crab moved out of…
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The Snow.
Years of grown up life can swiftly pull the ‘snow-is-fun-to-play-in’ rug out from under you. Unless you’re me. Then, there’s no amount of maturity that can disguise my excitement of a good hard snowfall. Growing up I had a sledding hill in my yard and ski slopes 10 minutes down the road. So, for me,…
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Never Underestimate a 3-Year-Old.
Of course I thought my oldest daughter would make it up until midnight to ring in the new year. Without a doubt. Her eyes weren’t going to close until that big huge sparkly ball dropped. I explained New Years Eve to her earlier in the day…followed by a New Years Snoopy cartoon, and the promise…
