Curly has been learning at school this year – from her really awesome teacher – that everyone has a bucket for their life.  Every day we each begin with an empty bucket, and it’s our job to help fill another person’s bucket by complimenting or encouraging them, loving on them and going out of our way to do special things for them. So she has made an obvious effort at times to be sure to fill someone else’s bucket.  Taking flowers to...

I decided, after looking through the Polished Cornerstones – Projects for Daughters on the Path to Womanhood from Doorposts, to start simply with my girls.  Georgie will be 3 in just a few weeks, and Curly will be 5 a few weeks later. I am brushing up on A Godly Woman, and specifically focusing on Ruth.  Monday I read them the story of Ruth from their Little Girls’ Bible and we talked about how Ruth was loyal.  We will also be...

I couldn’t just post this picture without an explanation.  I took it knowing at the time, even though I was upset, I would laugh about it later.  Whew!!! Basically, I can’t leave the room that my two girls are in. That makes it difficult to do dishes, laundry, or even take care of business in the bathroom…  Yesterday, after not being in the living room for just a couple of minutes, and then hearing my 3-engine mommy siren...

Larry, Curly, Moe… So Curly was a psychedelic princess.  I was shocked when she didn’t want a pink dress.  And then she wanted the pink hair.  Of course.  We’ve had fun with the pink hair, but those pictures I’m saving for blackmail… Georgie was a little “queen bee” – there was a bee bodysuit but because of the weather, we just put her...

Tube of Waterproof SPF 30 Sunscreen left on diaper bag – $9.95. Mom out of room for 2 minutes:

I love Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving was really wonderful because I had extra time with the King and our two lovely Princesses. Princess CaaLalla is growing up way too quickly. She is such a bright, empathetic, loving, funny child – I’m in awe that she came through me. She “lubs” her baby sister so much and will stroke her cheek and say, “Awww, cute!” She has even started helping (offering to) take dishes...

How is it that already, at the tender ages of 2 (Princess Mini-Me) and 3 months (Princess Buttercup), the girls already resemble me in personality, looks, temperament, etc??? How amazing is it that the fingerprints of my genes just come busting out of them in ways that prevent me from denying them as my offspring? Not that I’d deny them mind you, but if I ever wanted to, I couldn’t… So I spent 3 days with my side of the family....