How to beat boredom
If you have children living with you, you are probably very familiar with this statement. I used it as a child, too, until I found some hobbies to keep me busy. Since we have had no school or daycare for… Continue Reading
Author: Karin
Gender specific LOL Dolls [What’s next?]
A while back I wrote a post asking why all the Barbie dolls were naked. Some people liked it—some didn’t. Well, today I want to ask another question in relation to children’s toys. What is with the anatomically correct (well,… Continue Reading
Why are all the Barbie dolls naked?
“Why are all of your Barbie Dolls naked?” I asked my six-year old granddaughter the other day. “I was changing their clothes,” she answered matter-of-factly like I should just know the answer. “So where are their clothes?” I asked. She… Continue Reading
A day with my granddaughter—A hidden treasure
Now that my granddaughter is in school full-time, I don’t get to spend as much time with her. She misses our time together, too. She loves having days off when we can stay at home. She calls them our “stay… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter—The New Puppy
We recently had an addition to our household. We added a new fur baby! Not surprisingly, our other fur baby was not very happy! She has taken to some “odd” behaviors since Max—the puppy—joined our family. Mittens’—the cat—newest behavior is… Continue Reading
A day With My Granddaughter: Part 4 of the Dells
The final leg of our boat trip: The Upper Dells In this, the final leg of our trip, I will be including a gallery of some photo highlights. I will also be pulling out a few of the best parts… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: Part 3 of the Dells
A quick review of our trip so far. We had the very long car ride and then the very long ride to the festival where we saw a bunch of really neat things. But because of the heat and the… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: The Trip to Wisconsin—Part Two
Our trip to Wisconsin was educational as well as fun! We saw a lot of things and were able to do many things. The main thing my granddaughter loved to do was swim around in the swimming pool at our… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: The Trip to Wisconsin—Part One
My spouse and I don’t get much time off from work, so on those rare occasions when we do, we like to go away for a weekend. This past weekend we made a trip to the Wisconsin Dells, mostly to… Continue Reading
A Day with My Granddaughter—The First Week of School
Well, one week of school under our belts and she still loves school and wants to attend! I won’t lie and tell you that every day has been peaches and cream—far from it. But I will tell you that somehow… Continue Reading