I would guess there is at least one McDonald’s French Fry in the majority of the cars in America. Maybe one is laying squished under the car seat, or in the crevice next to the front seat, molding because you can’t reach it with either vacuum hose or fingers. What is the draw? I really believe that if I didn’t have kids I would rarely visit McDonald’s. But those advertisers know their stuff. They know that parents have a hard time saying “no” to their children’s food delights. They know ...
The following information is presented according to Summer. I am not a physician, nor do I claim to have any answers. Always seek the advice of a medical professional if you think you are struggling with any ailments A panic attack is defined as the abrupt onset of intense fear that reaches a peak within a few minutes and includes at least four of the following symptoms: * a feeling of imminent danger or doom * the need to escape * heart palpitations * sweating * trembling * shortness ...
Five and a half years. That’s how long we’ve been out here, in graduate school. Thousands of miles away from family, our kids hardly even know their relatives. The last time we saw them was 2 1/2 years ago, when Ethan was 4 and Caleb was 3. In some ways, I love being far away from my family. There are lots of things, of a stressful nature happening constantly. And it’s good to be distanced from it. But at other times I’m sad about it. Like when I think of my littlest sister, who I use to dream ...
It’s simply adorable, when you tell your four year old son he is adorable and he says in reply, “I not adowable, I Cayub!” It’s simply adorable, when Ethan scarfs his dinner without complaint and flex’s his arm muscles, commenting that they’re bigger already. It’s simply adorable, when Vanessa scrambles toward the piano every time someone starts playing, so she can play to ...
Tonight hubby and I were chuckling as we remembered some moments in Ethan's toddlerhood. We came out to the living room one morning to find melted ice cream puddles on the carpet and cars covered in ice cream. A three year old Ethan wearing only a diaper was sitting in one of the puddles, holding a truck. When we asked why in the world he had made such a mess he said, “I jus wanted to dwive my twucks fwoo da ice cweam.” Perfectly logical don’t you think? Another time when Ethan was the same ...
Ethan's favorite expressions: “Holy vanilly cow!!” “What da barnacles?!?” “What da flippin’ heck?!?!?” I definitely know where he picked up on the last phrase. And I believe the second one can be attributed to a talking yellow sponge. The first however? No idea. But it cracks me up every time he uses it, which is a lot. Caleb doesn’t really use any out of the ordinary expressions, but he does say things that make my heart melt. Like last week, he formed a little heart with his ...
