I had a horrible nightmare the other night. It woke me up early, and usually when I’m up before dawn, I take advantage of that time to do the things that I can’t get done during the hours my children are awake – work, homework, cleaning, throwing out broken toys, organizing their lesson plans and …
When They Need Love the Most
Sometimes the days don’t go as you’ve planned. As a mother of young children, especially, even the best laid plans suddenly can go out the window as the little ones decide to wake up early ensuing a day of grumpiness, or get tired of being stuck indoors and relieve their boredom by picking on each …
Snugglebugs
One morning, not too long ago, I awoke to a peculiar message waiting for me upon my crafting desk. Labeled “directions”, there lay before me two gorgeously illustrated (for a four-year-old, anyway) pictures of a very specific toy he wanted me to crochet for him: a Snugglebug. For some background, my boys have …
We Forgot How to Play…
Toyland…. Once you pass its borders You can never return again *** I woke up this morning after the kids. I use my cell phone as an alarm clock, since my one son is jarred by the sound of your typical alarm clock (honestly, who wouldn’t be? And who decided that a screechy BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! …