Today my third oldest child (or conversely my second youngest child) - Cory - turned 23. Holy moly...where did the time go? This year my oldest child will turn...GULP...30!!! I never thought I would be more horrified about someone else's age than my own - but goodness gracious - having a child who is almost [...]
Tag: children
She giveth and she taketh away…
I was talking to my oldest daughter Sarah (29) about getting my hair done and showing her a photo of me with the haircut I had awhile back that I plan to revisit. I was telling Sarah that I am over the current cut which I view as a failed experiment. My youngest daughter Cheyenne [...]
No grand jury is necessary…
I think most people consider the word now to be easily defined as addressing something presently (or in that moment) - hence the phrase, "do it now" equates with the intent that something be done that moment. That is how I define now...not next week, not in five minutes - NOW. Amazingly, my children - [...]
Crisis averted by the push of a button…
Well, my Christmas present from the kids is now complete - my auto start has been installed. No more getting all bundled up to go outside to start the car. From here on out it is one push of a button while looking out my front window inside my house...one push of a button and [...]
Role modeling how to embarrass your children…
I think sometimes I embarrass my children. Alright, alright - I know that sometimes I embarrass my children. It becomes apparent when they say loudly in public, "Mother - stop - you are embarrassing me!" It isn't intentional (well...it isn't always intentional)...most days my children are embarrassed just because of the things I say and [...]
Jockeying for the First Lady position…
After watching the Barbara Walters Thanksgiving interview with President and Mrs. Obama, Cheyenne spontaneously announced that she wanted to be the First Lady when she grew up. I was taken aback. Here is how that conversation went: Me: You want to be what? Why wouldn't you want to be the President? Cheyenne: The President has [...]
So proud…
We try and instill many things in our children: integrity, manners, ethics, personal responsibility, etc. That is our job as parents. We do this by not only teaching our children well, but also by role modeling the behavior we expect from them. Ideally, our talk and our walk are the same and children learn more [...]
THE NEW FORTY 