The little girl we are fostering loves the bath. Every evening after dinner she toddles into the bathroom. I get her all set up and while she splashes around I sit on the floor near the tub and read. Tonight I had a handful of Easter egg candies I was eating while reading. At someContinue reading ““Come on momma- pull it together, your baby wants you.””
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Travel with Teen: Salt Lake
While the boys had their age appropriate moments of poor behavior on the trip, Symone wins the worst traveler award. With only one day left I’m not sure how she can Unwin that award. Her teen world falls into two categories: about me, not about me. Traveling with a person with only those two settingsContinue reading “Travel with Teen: Salt Lake”
Our next County Commissioner
It was a slightly chilly, but gloriously sunny day on the Oregon Coast. We got the kids dressed and got out into the yard and garden. Everything was in the first stages of spring beginning. My husband Mark was excited to get a window to mow down the spring grass before it got out ofContinue reading “Our next County Commissioner”
They Notice…
Symone announced her intent to go to the Vegas dance at the middle school. She worked on building the outfit for almost an hour. There were many consultations: dice cocktail dress, red or teal Converse, pearl choker or black hair bow, shorts or tights? Once she got the outfit set she had about a halfContinue reading “They Notice…”