What will you give?

What will you give?

Can you believe the stores are decorated for Christmas already? I don't really want to think about it yet, but the grandparents have been asking...

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What spell would you use?

What spell would you use?

Our family is enjoying the Harry Potter series of books (you know, the ones by J.K. Rowling), fascinated by all the wizards and witches (and...

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Growing up ‘free’

Growing up ‘free’

Every once in a while I get homesick for my childhood home. Do you? Last week I posted about being bullied as a child and ever since then I've been...

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When I was bullied as a child

When I was bullied as a child

Walk, Talk, Tell didn't work for me, but when I was a child the world was different. There were no such things as the internet, cell phones (well,...

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An Unlikely Hero’s Wisdom

An Unlikely Hero’s Wisdom

Cutie Pie absolutely loves the How to Train Your Dragon book series by Cressida Cowell. Last night we were reading Book 12, How to Fight a Dragon's...

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Fill in the Blanks Valentine

Fill in the Blanks Valentine

Last winter I posted here about a fun fill-in-the-blank activity I did with Cutie Pie. What I didn't post was that in first grade, he came up with a...

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