Can I Photoshop us into summer?
I thought maybe if I used Photoshop, I could make winter go away and feel better. I tried this picture...
Children are our future
My husband gave a presentation to a 4th grade class yesterday and asked the kids how they veiw the future...
It’s like riding a bicycle
I was talking to another parent in my son’s class about the weather being so snowy and icy outside that...
Lucia madness
December 13th in Sweden is Lucia day. It’s basically a celebration of light in the darkness, based on an Italian...
Gifts for enemies
It’s the giving season! I’ve picked out this special gift for a number of people on my enemies Christmas list!...
Google translate – hours of entertainment
I looked up reviews on a children’s activity park in Italy, but everything was in Italian so I had to...
Dress Code
In my old hometown newspaper from Texas, there is an article this week about a sophomore student in high school...
One step removed celebrity recipes
A family member posted a recipe today for a Pinapple pie. The recipe was listed as being “Johnny Cash’s Mother’s...
Toothbrush thoughts
My son had a good dentist appointment this week and the dentist gave him a new toothbrush when he left....
Unintentionally fashionable
When I fell off my moped this weekend and ripped up my jeans, both of my sons said, “Well, now...
Overheard conversation between my kids
Boy 1: Are you ok with guacamole on your tacos? Boy 2: You don’t seem to understand the meaning of...
How to get kids to eat less chips
“Well kids, they might be chips and they might be cobras. How about a nice apple instead?”
Bathroom decoration
My son ran out of a restaurant bathroom in Italy very frightened. “I can’t go! This man with a huge...
Bucket hat of shame!
Children who don’t eat their vegetables are sent outside in the “Bucket hat of shame.” (I hope you know I’m...
Why we aren’t allowed in the makeup section
This is what happens when you need to shop for lipstick and leave your kids alone for 5 minutes.
School lunch
My son recently got back from a school trip to Tallinn, Estonia where his class visited another school. A nice...
Adventures in public transportation
Otherwise known as “Yesterday: A true story” Scene 1 Woman runs for bus. Bus drives off as she reaches stop....
Easter spider rabbit
My 10-yr old wishes you all a happy Easter from the Easter spider rabbit.
Hulk’s pants
Dinner time is an important meal for the whole family to spend together. We talk, learn about each other’s day,...