Sweetness was a handful in her infancy. She screamed at just the right volume and pitch to cause dog and human alike to surrender to anything or anyone. In fact, we could have rented her out to interrogate terrorists. No one would have been able to resist. Hey, they could have recorded her more famous […]
March 2010
Have you ever had one of those days when the seemly smallest little thing suddenly turns your little cherub into passionate flailing, boneless, and red-faced inconsolable terror? There’s an explanation that really makes handling these episodes much easier, if only from an understanding perspective. Pam Leo in her book Connection Parenting talks about tantrums in […]
I’m an anxious puppy mommy. My little ball of fuzz, my youngest little Chihuahua, Daggett, is having kneecap and butt surgery today. And no, they’re not related. How could you ask such a thing? Is your knee connected to your butt? My little bundle of energy and puppy kisses popped his right kneecap out in […]
In my ever busy attempt to find ways to introduce my children, and let’s face it, my burger, beer and fries loving Hubby, to the world of different foods, I signed up to receive a box of fresh organic fruits and vegetables every other week. My first thought: it never hurts to be more healthy […]
One of the joys of parenthood is hearing the most unexpected thing come from your little darling’s mouth. While I have mentioned the negative side of this lovely trait, there are some adorable positive sides. Recently Sweetness has said a few good ones for the books. Half of it is what she says, while the […]
A long time ago in a house just over yonder, Jen had visions of no more diapers, at least on her little girl. With each bi-weekly Costco trip her eyes would pop at the cost of diapers and wipes as she stopped calculating the cost of diapers in lattes and started counting them in blu-ray […]
