Another Performance and a Winner

Another Performance and a Winner

We have yet another musical performance to attend this afternoon. Remember last week? La Petite Belle, of course, really wanted a solo because she likes to be the center of attention everywhere we go and in everything she does. She got a small speaking part, which she...
Even the dog fights me on this.

Even the dog fights me on this.

Every day there are distractions to my workout routine. Every. Day. The weather’s against me.On the days I want to run, it rains. And, it has rained here practically every day at the exact time that I would run. My children are against me. They are always...
Saving the Planet One Mug at a Time

Saving the Planet One Mug at a Time

I’m no longer using styrofoam cups even though that requires me to clean an extra cup a day. It’s the least I can do … that’s like 260 less cups a year I throw in the trash. Let’s not talk about the fact that I’ve left my reusable...
Cliptomaniac

Cliptomaniac

When La Petite Belle was just a little girl, we discovered she had a tiny obsession with scissors. She loved scissors and cutting anything. Literally. Anything and everything. In her K-4 class, she had her scissors taken away because of the constant confetti that...
I saw her change in an instant.

I saw her change in an instant.

Disappointment is always hard … even for adults. But, I’ll take a hundred disappointments if it means my child won’t have to experience one. Every year La Petite Belle attends a camp where she, of course, wants to audition for a solo part. If...