When I was growing up I faced one of my biggest fears each spring when recital season would roll around. I can remember the knot in my stomach just before I would have to sit down at the piano and play my memorized pieces with shaky hands in front of a small audience of parents…
After seeing snowflakes on Monday I hesitate to say that spring is in the air. But, I think it might be. The mulch crews are out in full force, and the dogwoods and tulips are in bloom. As the afternoons warm up and everyone regains a spring in their step, the only downside to the…
A few weeks ago we had our aging house alarm and smoke detectors updated. I had been in the habit of not using the alarm, so I’ve put a big sticky note on the door to remind me to turn it off before we set it off each time we reenter. Even still, the girls…
On Tuesday of this week the Preschooler woke up wide-eyed, bushy-tailed and busily talking about how she needed to do some sort of science “spearmint.” I knew we were in for a long day because: 1) I’m not a morning person and it was 7:15 AM, and 2) I’m not a science person and she was…