On the left side of the sanity bell curve
“I have something to confess: my clip hasn’t moved up to the top every day.” That was Friday pickup. The way class discipline goes is Cara has a clothes pin that starts out on “Ready To Learn.” Her clip can move up two spaces and down two spaces. There’s nothing wrong–in our eyes–with her clip staying at… Continue reading I Feel Like I Failed My Baby
I made some amazing Greek-style yogurt. You should too. Here’s how. Stuff you need: Milk – I used a half gallon of 2%. 1 cup plain store bought yogurt with live and active cultures [most yogurt is going to fit the bill]. A slow cooker aka a Crockpot. A beach towel. A thermometer. Cheese cloth/paper… Continue reading Homemade Greek-Style Crockpot Yogurt
Cara’s four now. Officially a year older and I just realized I haven’t said a thing about it. Granted, things have been crazy around here – more crazy than usual – but her birthday just flew right on by me. We had a party and cake and presents but I forgot to post about it… Continue reading Belated Birthday Wishes
Cara’s birthday party is this weekend…her fourth birthday party…the one I’m trying to not think about too much since then I’ll have to admit I’m about to have a four year old. And it’s not that I have an issue with her getting older. I’ve said before I love all these different phases. I even… Continue reading Halloween Hello Kitty Witch Cake Topper
This is a witch Cara drew yesterday. Though it may look like said witch has a rather unfortunate patch of eyebrow between her eyes, rest assured that is just what makes her “mean”. From that, I can only assume years and years of ridicule at the hands of peers has caused her to, more than… Continue reading Hello Kitty Witch by Cara
Jab·ber·wock [jab-er-wok] noun, plural -wock·ies, adjective n. 1. A playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish. 2. An example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words. adj. 3. Consisting of or comparable to Jabberwocky; meaningless; senseless. Also, Jab·ber·wock·y [jab-er-wok-ee] [Origin: coined by Lewis Carroll in Jabberwocky, poem in Through the Looking… Continue reading Word of the Day: Jabberwock
The “death talk” in a lot of parents’ minds is akin to the “sex talk” – something you know you’ll eventually have to talk about but you’re perfectlycontent to put it off for as long as is humanly possible. I had to explain death to Cara much earlier than I thought I would have to when our… Continue reading UAH Shooting and Hello Kitty
Cara and I started on her first “chapter book” last night. I just got in this book to review called The Lost Children [affiliate link] and Cara latched onto the book like a leech on an armpit. She quickly informed me that I was going to read the book to her at bedtime. In fact,… Continue reading Cara’s First Chapter Book
After such a long break, I feel like I should have something deep and insightful to write but, alas, I’ve got squat. The Thanksgiving holiday was wonderful with its almost complete lack of drama. The dinners [yes, dinners] were delicious and for the most part, no one put their feet in their mouths. I got… Continue reading Time Off and Ice Packs
When I was little, I went to church with my grandma and grandpa whenever I was at their house on Sundays. Since my mom worked several jobs when I was little, I was at my grandparents’ house a lot. One thing that I can vividly remember about that church is the smell of the place:… Continue reading The Best Apples I Can
We’re back home from Ollie’s birthday party that was held in Arkansas and we’re all exhausted. Things went great with the exception of the cake but THAT is a story for a different day…like tomorrow. Cara is in her Hello Kitty tent that’s in the living room. She goes to sleep easily [well, easily for… Continue reading We’re Home
I am NOT a fan of cheap wall decals. I can remember my step-mom buying some Disney decals for my step-brother’s room when he was little and even then [I was maybe 14] I thought that they looked cheap. But, I’ve come to the point where if a set of $9.99 Hello Kitty decals will… Continue reading Pictures of Cara’s Room
