Article Archive for November 2011
Would you pay a fee for your child to enter a restaurant?
Last night I took the kids out to eat, sort of. We hit a local Mexican restaurant for take out, but I did have to take all three kids in with me to collect my …
Holiday shopping: Have you done yours?
I admit, I’ve done some Christmas shopping already. In fact, I’ve done quite a bit.
Chalk it up to a bit of planning on my part (last month I made photo books for the grandparents), or …
Holiday illness knocks us down, but not out
I feel like I’ve lived in the “Twilight Zone” for the past week.Eight days ago, my youngest was sick with a cold, pink eye and the tummy bug. Before Thanksgiving, four of five members of …
Counting blessings when nothing goes as planned
So it’s the night before Thanksgiving. There are clean dishes in the dishwasher. Dirty ones in the sink. My dining room table doesn’t have a tablecloth on it (and hasn’t for weeks). It’s covered in …
What keeps you healthy in winter?
I spent Sunday on the couch with a fever-warm baby in my arms. Signs Saturday night were that she had an allergic reaction to food (tomatoes!), but by early Sunday, it was clear more was …
Connecting with family through our names
Growing up, I remember clearly two family members calling me Shelley: My grandparents. My mom would use the name sometimes; apparently often enough that my future husband adopted it.
In turn, his family adopted that name …
Toddlers make it look so easy
She looks at me in the review mirror, those piercing blue eyes full of wonder.
She doesn’t say it – at 15-months her vocabulary is limited to “momma, dad, bye-bye” and her siblings’ names (though sometimes …
Is ‘Santa’ in your vocabulary, yet?
My daughter suddenly burst into tears this morning on the drive to school, “What if I’m on the naughty list?”
At first, I had no idea what had prompted that. Then I remembered: I pulled the …
What crazy things keep you organized?
When there’s a busy day in the Reese house (when is there not?), I have to take steps to remember all that needs to be accomplished. Sometimes, I write it on the white board in …
I’m thankful for …
As I look back at the weekend, I’m thankful for my time with family. Saturday found us at our school’s fall festival, a soccer game (hey, they lost, but they played hard!) and a movie. …
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