If you're a parent of a child who can walk and talk--it won't be long until you embarrass them. This afternoon, I jumped behind the wheel of our truck and headed out to run a few errands. My daughter decided to come along. Grace is a teenager. That's important to my story. This means she's overly-sensitive to embarrassment from her … [Read more...]
What Kids & Dogs Have in Common
This is Dixie. Or, as I like to say, my favorite child. We adopted her from a rescue shelter in our area. When we brought her home we thought she was a full yellow Labrador. As she grew, we saw other traits in her personality that weren’t all lab—and her features began to change, too. We wondered, What breed is she? It was a friend who … [Read more...]
Our Amazing Grace
Customize a free photo slideshow Grace Anne. Our baby girl and child number three in the Kraft-kids pecking order. We're celebrating her fifteenth birthday today. Her name means “grace full of grace” and it fits her perfectly. This sweetie-pie was born on a Saturday in January and at 1:18 Pacific Time she took her rightful place in my … [Read more...]
Don’t Be Afraid to Discipline Bickering Kids!
[pinterest] There’s nothing that sends a mother to the moon faster than bickering kids. I firmly believe driving under the influence of toddlers and teenagers should be illegal. Why, yes, I’d vote for this legislation.I’ve had too many near fatal accidents where I secretly willed my Chevy Suburban off a cliff. “Mom! David just threw … [Read more...]
Too Wonderful For Me
This morning the children went back to school. Can I get a HUGE knee-slapping hallelujah and amen?! As much as I love my little darlings, they about sent me to the moon yesterday. Why? Because it was the last day of winter break. Actually, they got an extra day off because of the arctic cold and ice we've been having. We awoke to frozen … [Read more...]
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