I’ve mentioned before that I’m changing some things in the daycare rooms while I have the summer break off. Last year I painted an orange wall and another wall green… and I still love those walls, but they’ve made it a bit challenging to come up with ways to decorate. I’m narrowing down my plans [...]
Have I told you lately how much of a garden nerd I am? I love the dirt on my hands. I enjoy finding worms in the earth. And new green plants sprouting up from the ground get me all giddy. I read about vegetable gardening like some people read about fashion. I guess you could [...]
Interviewing my kids was a hoot! The hard part was choosing 4-5 minutes worth of video out of the 32 minutes taped. Yes, we talked together for 32 minutes and no one argued! Well, actually, there was a small argument, but I didn’t include that here. These are the people that I adore in my [...]
The SMARTT series stands for “Sugar Mama’s Advice for Raising Toddlers to Teens”. I do not claim to have all of the answers, but I’ve been a mother most of my life, “raised” several daycare kids, and read a lot of books. I write about what works for our family, while understanding it does not [...]
The daycare kids learned about the ocean this week. They tasted salt water. Painted an ocean. Sang songs about sharks, clown fish, and dolphins And made these sweet little handprint crabs. Isn’t this the cutest little thing! (I saw this on another blog a couple of years ago, and saved the link… but since then [...]
Here’s my vlog about where I blog (say that 5 times really fast). I like to have a visual in my head of someone while I’m reading their blog, and now you’ll have a visual of me whether you like it or not. But mainly I did this as a “before” reference to what the [...]
“Mom, Do you think I can make it across the log without falling in the creek?” “Daughter, of course you can!” “But what if I fall?” “Then you’ll get dirty. You’ll brush yourself off and get back up again. That’s all.” “You’re right Mom, that’s what I always do when I fall…. I just get [...]
