Mean Mommy

I am a Mean Mommy.
Ask my kids. They’ll tell you. Even Joanna, who, at two years old, doesn’t really know what “mean” is, even Jojo can hear and repeat what the big kids say. “Poo, poo Mommmy”, which in toddler-speak, means, “Mommy, you stink.”
“Mommy, you are mean.”
I’m sort of over it, most [...]

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Going West

Denial. Not just a river in Egypt.
Okay, the oldest joke in the world. But I’ve been swimming in denial for a few months now, and am just feeling ready to talk about it, because it’s really going to happen.
Michelle is really leaving.
Michelle is my little sister, the baby of the family. (She hates [...]

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Tips from Parenting Magazine

In their April issue, Parenting magazine offered these bits of information about kids’ health. I found each one so interesting, I had to post them:
Honey may reduce your child’s nighttime cough. Good news, since, alas, no meds are recommended for the under six age group. Give 1/2 tsp. for kids 1 [...]

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Hooray, Cooper!

Here’s another reason to brag. Cooper received his trophy for reading 1,000 books!
The ceremony takes place at the elementary school morning meeting, so he got up in front of the entire student body, faculty, parents and other visitors. He shook the principal’s hand and even smiled a little. The fact that [...]

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