There’s been a lot of talk around here lately about how to avoid Cupid’s arrows, or avoid falling in love should one be hit by an arrow. Cavanaugh’s kindergarten teacher taught him how to do this. Apparently you’re supposed to look at your arm. Why? As she tells it, if a boy looks at a . . . → Read More: Avoiding Cupid
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 One comment  Posted on February 13th, 2013 in Holidays, Parenting  Cupid's Arrow, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Crafts Cavanaugh turned six today. How is it possible that I gave birth six years ago? I’ve been remembering it all week, the double-check to make sure we knew had to use a car seat, the suitcases that had been packed using lists from pregnancy books and parenting magazines, all those plans for how it was . . . → Read More: Now We Are Six 2 comments Posted on November 14th, 2012 in Holidays, Parenting, Schooling Birthday, Birthdays at school, Day You Were Born, Family, Home, Turning six Some people I know think Valentine’s Day is a schmaltzy Hallmark holiday not worth celebrating, but I love it. My mom’s birthday is on Valentine’s Day so we grew up celebrating it with Texas Chocolate Cake topped with red hots. We had hearts all over the house, which is probably why they’re my favorite shape. . . . → Read More: Valentine’s Day is for Love Leave a comment Posted on February 15th, 2012 in Activities, Divorce, Holidays, Parenting happiness, valentine crafts, valentine's day after divorce, valentine's day with kids I took a bath in cat urine this weekend. Hopefully needless to say, this was not intentional. I put lavender bubble bath in the tub as I ran the water. It smelled lavender-y when I got in. But the water was too cold, so I drained some, added more hot, and was still soaking in . . . → Read More: A New Window 4 comments Posted on December 15th, 2011 in Divorce, Holidays, Listen to This, Parenting, Single Parenting divorced at the holidays, holiday music, single parenting, when a door closes a window opens I’ve started the Christmas decorating at our house. Inspired by the bat mobile at Halloween, I tried snow for winter. But I couldn’t remember how to make paper snowflakes. So I looked it up online. I’ve figured out that I have to balance what I want to do creatively with projects my five year old . . . → Read More: Christmas Crafting Leave a comment Posted on December 6th, 2011 in Activities, Holidays Christmas crafts, crafting with kids, holiday crafts, Pinterest In past years, I’ve done a more comprehensive list of holiday events with kids. This year though, I’m just picking my favorites. It’s easy to run around, shopping, to see Santa, and lights, and sing. There’s fun and exciting stuff all over the place, but the pressure to do, to go, to be out out . . . → Read More: Favorite Austin Holiday Events with Kids Leave a comment Posted on December 2nd, 2011 in Holidays, Parenting free holiday events austin, holiday events in Austin, holidays in austin with kids My son turned five a couple of weeks ago and it’s sent me into a bit of a tailspin. Okay, maybe not just his turning five. We had a Halloween party, a birthday, house-guests with small children for a week. We got a cat who didn’t eat for the first few days, then got an . . . → Read More: Turning Five I wanted this blog post to start with, “I did it! I did it! I did it!” And what I wanted to have done was successfully replace the diverter valve in my bathtub. What I’ve actually done is become absolutely obsessed with Halloween. How did this happen? I finally acknowledged that the water coming out . . . → Read More: Halloween Crafting 4 comments Posted on October 18th, 2011 in Holidays bat mobile, first holidays after divorce, gourd scarecrow, halloween banner, Halloween crafts, home repair I get nervous when the realtor in our neighborhood puts plastic flags in everyone’s yards on Memorial and Independence Day, but having a kid/being a parent continues to prompt me to look at holidays differently. It doesn’t hurt that I’m currently visiting the town where I grew up. So, my son and I did some . . . → Read More: A Tangy and Teary Fourth 3 comments Posted on July 6th, 2011 in Holidays, Parenting 4th of July parades, Independence day recipes, parenting and holidays, red white and blue desserts, revisiting childhood I’m starting a tradition of sharing holidays with friends. Except for Easter. At least not this year because it was a kid’s holiday and Cavanaugh hasn’t wanted to hang out with kids much lately. But today is Mother’s Day and I wanted to hang out with kids and grown-ups. I’ve been alone a lot lately. . . . → Read More: Mother’s Day with Friends Leave a comment Posted on May 8th, 2011 in Divorce, Emotional Self Care, Holidays, Parenting divorce and the holidays, Mother's Day after divorce |
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