I have known Gary for nearly 2 decades. During that time he has been faithful and loyal to his friends and family. In the time that I have known him he has been able to hold on to the many friendships he has made and does what he can to show that these bonds are important to him.

1. Choose your battles
2. If it does not hurt your children or someone/something else, it’s probably okay if they try it.

I need practice in both of those areas. It’s real super easy to get caught in the ‘gotta get it done now’ or the ‘for Christ’s sake kid, just do what I’m tellin ya’ mode. It seems like I am endlessly hollering at my kids. When, in the grand scheme of things, 98% of the crap I holler at them about is really unimportant.

“YES” Days- Sometimes I am so not into arguing, hollering or pouting I make a pact with myself first thing in the morning: I will not say ‘no’ to my children once today.

‘Momma, can I have cookies for breakfast?’ ‘YES!’
‘Momma, can we get out the PlayDoh?’ ‘YES!’
‘Momma, can you remove Super Glue?’ ‘Whoa!’

This post is in an effort to remember my Two Things

For all the mommy’s and daddy’s out there with little girls who want a cupcake maker for their birthday… just keep in mind it is a fun little experiment, but do not expect them to be tasty. AT ALL. A little plastic-y tasting for my taste, but all part of the fun, I suppose There are 4 flavors: chocolate, vanilla, red velvet & cinnamon-spice. If you ever have the pleasure of being faced with the choice of these PLEASE, for your own sake, choose the cinnamon-spice. We took a small taste of each one as we were making them and that one actually tastes like it’s advertised flavor.