I hate Halloween. Yes, I said it. I don’t like scary things. I don’t like the pressures of a Halloween costumes. Pumpkin carving is nasty and it just never turns out right. I do try to fake it for my kids. But overall, I just see Halloween as a blocker to my favorite holiday, Christmas. …
It’s hard to believe another school year has come to an end. It’s also the time of year that I consider becoming a teacher because I would love a summer off! Our school year ended with the typical rush of activities, parties and running around trying to get gifts. It also ended with some happy…and…
It’s been quite a year in my house with various illnesses. I would say this is rare. However, there is not one winter/spring time in my life where I don’t remember being healthy. In between my asthma/allergies, October-March really just means sick. Thankfully, none of that has seemed to spread to my family. The worst…
**This is another post from my 9-year-old son, Brendan. I’ve given him the option of blogging once/week or reading 40 minutes on the weekends. Since he hates reading, he’s choosing to write. Which I love….I hope you do to. Much like his last blog, I have done NO EDITING!!! Please comment below – he loves…
This has to happen to all of us parents at some point…right? We try hard to do right…to encourage our children to be, “anything they want to be”. And then it comes to this…fighting over Halloween costumes. Despite my best efforts, my family REFUSES to do any sort of themed-family costumes. In the past, I’ve…
My six-year-old is finally tall enough to ride Space Mountain at Walt Disney World! This is a big day for the family! After minor fears were calmed, we went full force into the darkness during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The best party of these special events are the non-existent ride lines! So we strapped in,…
Look at these beautiful boys! We are in final wedding preparations for the great Bresnahan/Slattery wedding! Today it was getting four boys fitted for tux’s. I cannot wait for all the fun pictures on the wedding day in Chicago!!! See the full gallery on Posterous
After weeks of fear, he literally got on and rode this bike this Christmas Eve. He’s no baby anymore!! IMG_1029.MOV Watch on Posterous
My kids have some sort of penguin obsession. They have multiple stuffed animals, framed prints, bed sheets and more. Now, a new website has them hooked. Penguin Island is not far from Orlando – just south in Sarasota. They’ve come up with a great new campaign to get interest about a new exhibit – Live…