My kids went own on their own...sort of...without me anyway! They are safe, not to worry. My daughter went with her friends to the Sunday School they all attend to trick or treat car style....I think Tova or Life Happens mentioned that?! They aren't the only ones doing that this year it seems! My son went with his friends, I let him with a bit of trepidation but realise that he's 13 after all, not a baby anymore, and this will probably be his last year to trick or treat! So, one last ...

I tell ya, my poor six year old daughter has been popping in and out of her costume like a pro! I mentioned that she was Cinderella this year, for two reasons really. Her school is having a character day instead of Halloween (I just hope they don't cancel Christmas or else they will be hearing from me!) and she enjoys the Disney Princesses (that new money-making trend for Disney) and wanted to be Cinderella this year! (last year she was Sleeping Beauty) On Friday we went to an event whe...

If most of these companies here in the US can do it for their businesses, why can't I for my personal life? Think about it! If you can be as forgetful as I tend to be sometimes, due to the myriad of things you have on your agenda, why not?! Maybe that might even help me to run my life more efficiently! All I would have to do is hire a company in India somewhere and give them instructions! Yeah, delegating my personal life, why the heck not?! It would leave me with a lot more per...

I was curious as to how many of you who are parents of older children, handled them when they turned 18, as well I am curious about many of you when you turned 18, how did your parents handle you and how did you behave? I'm asking because in my blog entitled Privacy Policy , regarding the privacy policies of most universities and colleges here in the US, I wondered at why they wouldn't notify parents if their child was seriously ill or had some other problems that I as a parent would want...

I got woken up by soppy kisses this morning! My 5 year old jumped up on the bed and planted some wet ones on my cheek, saying "I love you mommy" - how sweet is that?! I was up til 6am this morning, that's right, I was busy doing paperwork, tax information that had to go in for my now defunct business. I procrastinated enough and now I paid the price of making sure they get to the post office this morning when my hubby drops our daughter number one to her part time job. I've actually b...

I'm tired and it's been a very long day! I've been up for most of the night, last night. Tending to another sick child. Why does it always end up being the mommy's job to take the brunt of this situation. Sometimes dads just fall apart, maybe not fall apart, but they just look on helplessly and yell for tired mom to take action! My youngest, the five year old, was sick all night last night so it was a night of watching and cleaning up after her and praying that whatever it is will pass ...

Leo Tolstoy famously wrote in " Anna Karenina , All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way [color=blue]>>." _____________ According to an article I read ">Link http://www.amazemagazine.com/Pages/Magazine/Empowerment/2006/OctNov/we-are-family.html Link written by Anne Baird, a ‘solid, united’ family is one of the ‘greatest gifts’ you can have. They are however, becoming a rare thing. She mentioned that back in the day, grandma’s days that i...

Now that the big day is here, I'm rather tired. My kids got me up early, actually since 5am...I told them to go back to bed...then at 6am....nope, not getting up yet....then at 7am....finally I caved, since my hubby was up, I crawled out of bed. They plugged the tree in, which is what we normally do on the morning of Christmas and it stays plugged in the entire day! *************************************** Feed the fishes, since they're right there, the tank next to the tree, and the...

Finally, after the feast of Thanksgiving was over and a visit from their paternal grandma on that day, which was wonderful for the kids since it's been a while since they saw her. My daughters and I went to the mall on Friday afternoon, yes, afternoon, no mad shopping for me thank you! Although we went because my oldest was looking for a jacket and she found a really nice one too! On Sunday, we dressed the tree! While the kids worked on unraveling the lights with some guidance from ...

My hubby and my little one were outside because he was trying to fix a minor problem with his car. It gets dark here early now, at 6pm it's night time. My hubby came in and told me they were walking back together to come inside and suddenly he heard a swoosh and something flew in between him and went straight for our five year old. It was an Owl, a rather large one at that. Before he could do anything, it was going after her, she said she saw it coming it looked straight at her, moved it...

Yesterday was the one day almost everyone in the office tore out of there because it was Holloween and they had plans of kids coming to Trick or Treat or they were taking their children or grandchildren Trick or Treating. I thought it was hilarious to see the cars backed up and everyone dashing out because the 'witching' hour was almost here for the fun to begin! I manage to get out early too and made a stop before heading home. By the time we were ready to go, I had to pick up my son's ...

My little one is five today. Five! Finally! She has been looking forward to her birthday all year! She's been singing about it and badgering me everyday about turning five. I can't blame her. For children, having a birthday is such an exciting event. They enjoy being the center of attention, completely, for one entire day! Who wouldn't like that?! So she chose to wear her purple velvet dress and black shoes today instead of sneakers and jeans. I did her hair with pretty bubbles ...

It’s Labor Day and I hope your day is going great so far! I’m going to get the kids ready to go out. Pool party and barbecue at my cousin’s house today! They’re getting antsy because they can’t wait to leave. Let them sweat a little!LOL! _________________ Lately it’s been really difficult with my four year old. She’s just been non stop fighting with her brother over everything. There are times when they do get a long but the fighting and disagreements are happening too often thes...

My son finally turned 12 on Friday. He's been looking forward to this birthday all year! He made a big deal out of turning 12, I don't know why and we wanted to make sure we knew it was important to him too. He stresses out over what presents he wanted. I told him to stop stressing and don't give me a list. I said that I would buy the things I knew he would like and it will be a nice surprise for him. You see he gets himself all worked up and we tell him to stop doing that to himself. ...

It was a great day yesterday, my family and I had a great time together. My hubby loves Ping Pong (table tennis). He plays at least 4 times a week. From time to time there are tournaments and he hasn’t had the chance to enter one in a while. The last time he played in a tournament was five years ago and he walked away with a trophy and a medal. We got ourselves ready, the kids decided to bring things they would play with incase they got bored. My son, his gameboy advance and a new p...