by Raylene | Jul 2, 2012 | Kiddos
My just-turned-13-yr-old daughter is going back with her grandparents to their house in New Mexico for just shy of 2 weeks. This is the first of a tradition they want to establish, where the grandkiddo, after they turn 13, gets to go spend 2 weeks with them in the...
by Raylene | Jun 30, 2012 | Kiddos, weird
Life with tweens and a newly minted teenager is never dull. I really need to do a better job of capturing those “What the heck did you just say?” moments a bit better. This is one attempt at that. In order to try to keep from identifying which one of the...
by Raylene | Mar 7, 2012 | Health, Kiddos
According to the 2006 Stats Canada Census: “One in 10 Canadian children live in poverty and are at risk of going to school on an empty stomach.” MANY studies show that breakfast can help kids boost their academic performance – improving behaviour, reducing...
by Raylene | Jun 28, 2011 | Kiddos, weird
I have 3 tweens (maybe officially just 2 tweens, but at 9, 10 and just-turned-12, I consider them all tweens). Tweens are changing fast. They are in the beginning of the ‘adolescence’ issues, and many of those changes are kind of weird.In this...
by Raylene | Jun 19, 2011 | Celebrate, Kiddos
The kiddos gave some really cool cards to Dad today!From MrCutie – he glued stamped and glued it all himself!From BudBud – hunting and fishing galore!From Sweetheart – EVERY word is true!If you can’t see the photos in the subscription feeds,...
by Raylene | May 6, 2011 | Kiddos, Reviews
Giveaway closed! Congratulations to AMY, comment #33, as picked with the Random.org widget in my blog footer! Before you know it, summer camp season will be upon us. Hard to believe when it’s only barely beginning to even feel like SPRING here, much less...