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Home Sweet Gingerbread Home!

Each year, a friend of mine throws a wonderful gingerbread decorating party. Her house always looks gorgeous and it is clear that she spends a great deal of time making sure that all the guests have a fantastic time. There is a room set up with long tables and each spot has its own already assembled house … Continue reading →

Unique

The last couple of weeks, the world has seemed especially chaotic. When there is stress “out there,” I find that one of the calming things that I can do is to intentionally enjoy putting my son to bed. I’ll admit, there are many days where I have seen this as a chore and a process that must … Continue reading →

Really…MORE about Santa Pictures?!

This post was written before last week’s tragedy. I am sharing it in an effort to begin to focus on “normal” things…although my heart is still heavy about this horrific act! Those that know me well, know that I tend to fixate on things. I like to think of myself as persistent and to have … Continue reading →

New Days Ahead

These last few days have been extremely challenging. The unspeakable has happened and it is hard to focus on anything else…even joyous things. I know that my grief about this horrific tragedy is not unique, but being a Kindergarten teacher and a mother has made this experience feel close to home. Yesterday, I went to work … Continue reading →

Photo Retake

Last night, my TBP had a rough night of sleep. His mind was racing so he was awake much longer than he should have been. He woke up again in the middle of the night and spent the rest of the night in my bed being quite a “bed piggy.” With the extreme lack of … Continue reading →

Santa Picture Take 2!

Over the weekend, we battled the crowds and chaos to go to the mall and pick up “THE” Santa photo. As expected, I opened up the package and saw a very sullen face looking back at me. Santa was smiling, my son’s clothes looked nice, but my TBP’s face looked absolutely miserable. The past couple of days, I … Continue reading →

Bite Your Tongue!!

Do you remember the first time you used an inappropriate word without fully understanding its meaning? According to my mother, I was very young when I first made this mistake. The foul word that I was repeating, caused the room to explode with laughter. This of course led to me saying the word over and over. Many years later, … Continue reading →

Clean Lens of the World

There have been a couple of funny comments that remind me that my precious TBP sees the world through a very focused lens…a shiny clean one if he can help it! Recently, we were watching a wonderful version of Peter Pan together. At the end, Peter is saying goodbye to Wendy. It is an emotional time and … Continue reading →

The Santa Experience

Over the years, there are certain traditions that we adjust in order to make the holiday season more comfortable for my son. We do most of our shopping online and drive by the holiday parade instead of standing with the crowd. We purposely do not over schedule our weekends and stick to a normal routine during … Continue reading →