Boy Talk
So we're on our way to the store today, I'm walking in front, Jason (8) and Eric (12) are walking behind me. Out of no where...Jason: Hey, mommy, do you know how I know your in good shape?Me: How, Jason?Jason: Cause you don't have a BIG FAT BUM!Eric: JASON! It's not bum, it's BUTT!Jason: No it isn't, Eric. It's *bum*, BUTT is not a nice word!boys.

Our Last Night Alone
at least for now :)Nadeus joined me for some reading time before sleep...I was up half of the night because of these cats. I left the door open because Seraphina went to bed before the rest of us,

While Daddy's Away...
We've all been sleeping in my bedroom :) Going to bed early and waking up early. Early enough to catch the sunrise...

If I had my child to raise all over again...
If I had my child to raise all over again,I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less.I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.I’d run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I’d build self esteem first, and the house later.I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.

Let the children play!
At least that's what I'd like to think I do most of the time. When I found out I was carrying my first child some 13 yrs ago, I knew exactly what kind of a mother I wanted to be. Of course, I also assumed I knew what kind of children that would "produce". The ignorance of a 19 yr old who thought she knew where all other mothers went wrong LOL. I had visions of breastfeeding, baby wearing, co-sleeping, and every other gentle way I could come up with to raise my little ones. They would be PERFECT! HA! Of course, I'm not at all bashing instinctive parenting... I wouldn't parent any other way! Just poking fun at the expectations I had in the early years of raising a