raising children

  • Happy St Patrick’s Day with kids and easy Crafts

    St Patrick’s Day Easy Craft Ideas for Holiday parties with kids Continue reading

  • How I imagine You

    It’s always been hard for me to imagine how my babies will look and who they will look like, when I am pregnant. It was the same when we were expecting our second daughter in the summer of 2017. I… Continue reading

  • Admitting the truth

    At the end of the summer in 2012, I wrote this post. I never finished it. I never shared it. I don’t think I had the courage or the strength. But, now, I’m ready. Our school knows. Many of our… Continue reading

  • The Kickball Game Experiment

    Yesterday was a big day for us. Our oldest child is on the spectrum. The Autism Spectrum. He’s somewhat reserved most of the time, quiet, emotional and very sweet. He changed schools at the start of this year so we… Continue reading

  • Dear Not Nice from Lovely Young Mother of Four – 🙂

    I will begin this post with an apology to my dear husband who I am certain would rather me never write it. Mainly because he would never want something like this to upset me. So, Moustapha, I am sorry. But,… Continue reading

  • Little Fingerprints on the Door

    fingerprints on the door….prior to cleaning 🙂 As I made my way up the stairs and into the hallway, I noticed them. They were on the door at three distinct levels. One set representing the oldest el, a first grader.… Continue reading

  • What’s in a name?

    At 20 weeks we found out that we were expecting a boy. It took us the next 18 weeks to decide on a name. We have a little bit of a pattern going on with our children’s names. They all… Continue reading

  • Growing Up So Fast

    I’ve always heard the saying “they grow up so fast.” It is usually spoken when someone hasn’t seen you or a child in a while. Often times, we hardly notice the growth that is taking place right in front of our eyes.… Continue reading

  • Working with a Spirited Child and trying to be a better mom

    I don’t know which is worse: the fact that my child throws himself on the ground and spits at me because I refused to carry him in the sprinkling rain or the fact that I completely lost my patience with… Continue reading