Having a Me Party

I am currently taking a series of workshops on creating a work/life balance.  Many people, I am sure, have an imbalance in the three facets of their life — work, family, self. It goes without saying that if your life becomes unbalanced, it’s not good. People who devote all their time to work may feel [...]

Romantic Tales of a Teenage Dork

Buffy and Angel – one of my favorite shows!

Buffy and Angel?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you haven’t figured out by my collection of young adult books and my enthusiasm for Twilight and Harry Potter, custom Muppet Whatnot, or by seeing me dance and sing along with the music [...]

How to Entertain Toddlers With a Shoestring

Who needs toys when you've got keys and a table!!!

Oops, I meant ON a shoestring. The latter forms an image of me taunting my child with a piece of yarn like a kitten. Now that I think of it, you could probably do that and get at least a good ten minutes of [...]

Rock Collector, Tree Climber, Princess Warrior

Do you see any straps on this swing? I didn't think so. This is me on the swing at my grandma's house.

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of notes on Facebook where people post nostalgic reminiscences of their childhood playtime activities — ones where they never wore protective gear, played outside in the dark without supervision, [...]

New Ideas for a Good Time

Sit on my face, and tell me that you love me.

My cousin Jessie came over yesterday and we went to see Sherlock Holmes, which if you haven’t seen it — it is pretty awesome. She came over early and visited and watched my children play.

Somehow we got to joking about what it [...]

An Excuse to Play or Young at Heart

Bella and Edward stare lovingly into each others eyes

One of the perks of being a parent is that you go from being the weirdo that collects dolls and legos to being able to mask your obsession because you have children. No one questions the reason why your house looks like Toys R Us [...]