I love all things blood and guts related (hence my biology degree), except when it is coming from my kids. Blood, especially if it is profuse, can send me into a panic and snot – well snot is just gross. I’m bracing myself with the impending arrival of cold/flu season. Between last post and this […]
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Germ Prevention
With flu season quickly approaching and the boys recent interest in nutrition, we thought we’d revisit basic hand-washing technique and help them understand WHY it is so important. So here you go. We have been working towards keeping sickness at a minimum this year. So I jumped at the chance to use this as an opportunity to […]
Begging for Broccoli
They did, they really did. This is definitely an occasion for pulling out the milestone books for the kids. We discovered a gem of a book this summer on nutrition. The kids love it and what’s even better they ‘get’ it! Sorry for the sneak peak, but you’ll just have to wait until next week […]
Night Cap
Even after the most difficult or challenging day or maybe just one that was delightfully full I find the perfect ‘night cap’ in checking on my sleeping children before I turn in for the night! As I watch my boys peacefully sleep, for oftentimes this is the only time when they are ‘still’, I find my […]
Quality Matters
My middle one tip-toed downstairs. He’s the first one up from nap-time. In his usual tiny voice, he asks to paint. I smile big as I remember new watercolors tucked away. My mom had purchased some quality watercolors for each set of grand kids. My previous experience has been with walmart watercolors, but I know what […]
Prehistoric Pointillism
Growing up in my family it was just assumed that you would be a lover of art. So while I probably would not have been naturally drawn to art (haha, my artistic talent begins and ends with stick figures), I know a great deal about art history and love traipsing around art museums now! This is […]