It's December 1, and if you're like me, you're already running from one thing to the next, throwing Christmas ornaments on trees as carelessly as your kids and hoping for the best. And what you really need for Christmas is rest. And the ability to focus on the reason for the season. It isn't your family. It isn't their gifts. It isn't perfectly crafted Christmas cookies. It's ...
Family Fun
Just Dance
It's been a long time since I participated in Five Minute Friday, but I'm glad I'm able to do so today! If you've never been part of Five Minute Friday, please join us! It's an encouraging group of writers, and I know you'd be a wonderful part of it. Today's word is "dance." Here goes…... There's a daily dance party in my den. My oldest turns on the music then ...
Family is fun.
My baby sister had a baby this week. She's adorable. (The sister and the baby.) And far away. Fortunately, the baby's so cute you can almost smell the new baby scent through Instagram. I called one of my other sisters yesterday just to tell her I knew what song we need to sing to the baby. Her name will fit perfectly into a song from "The Music Man." Of course, we may not see ...
Notes from Nana: Animal Pancakes
Does your family like pancakes? Since my children were little, I would pour batter onto the skillet, and make a turtle, or a doggie, elephant or whatever shape the batter poured out. I remember them asking, "Can you make a giraffe?" "Sure!" A long neck, small head, little ears. Easter 2015 But I didn't know why my daughter- in-law walked in Easter week- end with their ...