How cold can winter be? The answer, I learned, is VERY. While debating whether to do our family trip to NY in February or not, I have to honestly admit that I did not remember just how cold cold can be.. Or how many pieces of accessories each child would need to go out in… Continue reading A tribute to my frozen and frazzled fellow moms on the East Coast
Libraries and little boys
Libraries are not for little boys. I knew that. But I was being a good Facebook mom and taking my five little boys to the library. Maybe it was the sunny weather or maybe it was my good mood, but for some reason I believed all those who told me that the local library was a… Continue reading Libraries and little boys
Traveling light…just me and the baby!
Flying cross country with just me and the baby? That's practically as easy as traveling alone! Of course, I didn't feel that way when my oldest was born... it takes traveling with the whole family, 2 carriages, 3 carseats, 8 carry ons, 6 checked bags, 2 diaper bags, 3 food bags and a few other… Continue reading Traveling light…just me and the baby!
My Zaidy
I keep pressing backspace; whatever I write just doesn't seem to come out right. I'll try again. He was a giant of a man. He was larger than life. He cared for everyone. It's all true. But it doesn't seem to really explain who Zaidy was. It sounds like just Anyone's biography. And Zaidy was… Continue reading My Zaidy
A piece of my heart is six hours away…
A piece of my heart is six hours away in a lovely campsite, enjoying a week of winter camp. On Monday I exchanged one part of my heart for another - I picked up my son and dropped off my daughter. Over the week my big almost ten year old was in camp, I scanned… Continue reading A piece of my heart is six hours away…
