“I’ve been holding onto these,” my son said with a wink. “How much will you pay for them?” I opened the tiny case, and inside were three baby teeth. His little sister was sitting right next to me at the …
Tag: parenting
Grandma to Turtles?
In class, my daughter was dubbed “Clumsy Turtle,” which has led to a near obsession the past few months of all things turtle related: Naturally, she wants a pet turtle. I really REALLY don’t want another pet. I mean I …
Bad Navy Guys and Awesomely Feral Navy Kids
Over a month ago, the kids and I went to this amazing summer fest that they have on the subbase. They had paintball- which got super heated because you had grown men serving in the military either pairing up with …
Will Travel for Good Food and Free Books
Despite my state’s super high taxes and lousy roads, we have the golden opportunity to live a book lover’s dream. Some genius decided to combine the love of being a fat kid and the love of reading FREE books. …
Closet Readers
When I was around my daughter’s age, my parents separated, and we moved into a tiny apartment that was cozy enough for my ,mom and me. When I wanted to escape from the world, I would hide in the only …
Summer Reading Goals
Today is the very first day of summer! It would be something to celebrate, if we weren’t still a family of school goers for ANOTHER WEEK. Snow days seemed worth it at the time….. Since a week can feel like …
Family Reading Time
In the Allaire Family Constitution, it specifically states that 7-8 p.m. is reading time. Any use of electronics at this time results in the guilty party having to cluck like a chicken… Suffice to say, we take our …
