Claire had a birthday (back here), and here’s how we celebrated: Traditional birthday breakfast. …along with traditional big hugs. (and traditional blury-ness from her mom’s camera). There’s talent in being a good gift-giver, but also in being a good gift-receiver. Claire is a great receiver. My brother commented that she would be just as delighted…
Parenting teenagers is tough enough, but when they start to have an attitude, as most teens do, it makes life even harder. After parenting 5 teens, I’ve got a few tips for parenting teens with attitude up my sleeve.
This year for spring break we decided if we were ever, ever going to move, we better stay home and get some serious work done. So we did. And in my opinion it was one of the best weeks yet. My children’s’ opinion differs slightly from my own, but boy howdy did it…
With so many siblings growing up, how did your parents ensure that you and your siblings were close to one another? You and your siblings all seem to close and just have so much love for one another. How did your parents instill that in you all growing up? I want that so badly for…
Ok, on to some important things. I get a myriad of people asking me to put things on this blog to help others in need. My heart always wants to help but I am so horrible with emails, especially lately, and they get lost in the shuffle. But I love that social media has the…
Ok, really it’s a motherhood “retreat,” but to me it was a motherhood “treat” :).Lately my brain has been foggy. Like, really foggy. And when it gets like that it feels velvety good to go clean out the fog. So I feel extra lucky that last week I got to go to a motherhood retreat…
I cannot keep up with life in general, but do want to share one more kind offer to help with the BBS fundraising this week. There is a “COLOR RUN” coming up this Saturday, and the people running the event have graciously offered to donate $10 from each entry coming from this blog to the…
Ok, so many kind, sweet people have offered to help with the I Love Lucy fundraiser. And before I even go any further let’s make sure it is clear that this fund raiser is to help ALL BBS kids, not just Lucy. We realize the title “I Love Lucy” has good reason to cause some…
I am hoping/praying you will consider devoting a few blog posts to the whole mystery of parenting a teenager. My oldest is 15 and we are entering uncharted territory. I would like to know your “guidelines/rules” on such things as dating, curfews, school dances/formals, places they are able to go with their friends (without…