Fairly routinely the girls like to stir up conversations about mine or the Spouse’s childhood. It amuses them to think about what it was like growing up in the days before smartphones, iPads, and on-demand television. So, last week I was talking to them about how my early childhood TV was a huge piece of…
This month marks five years since I started a blog. It was the summer of 2010, and the two older girls were three and almost two when I first decided it might be good to have some sort of creative outlet. I was in a season when I didn’t leave the house much and longed…
Over the weekend we stepped/jumped into uncharted, somewhat scary territory for both the Spouse and me. The 2nd Grader has been on us about this matter for a couple of years now. And, after much discussion and research, we brought home a family pet. Not a goldfish or a hamster or anything low maintenance that…