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The Sleepover

“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” — Ann Landers

Pip wanted to play with her cousin last week and I explained that she was having a sleep-over at Grandma […]

Standing Tall

“Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you too.”

Patty Lovell

I love places where books live. The girls and I found a gem at our local library called, “Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell, illustrated by David Catrow. Pip was the one who spotted […]

Holiday after holiday

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”

Thornton Wilder

Does anyone else feel as though they need a holiday to recuperate after a holiday? We went ‘away’ for the long weekend. We only drove 10 kms to my […]

Think like a grandparent

“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day

and now the day was complete.”

~Marcy DeMaree

All of the grandparents I meet tell me how much they appreciate being with their grandchildren. Certainly part of it has to do with […]