Funny Farm, Letters to my girls, Momma, Parenting

Kids say the darndest things

I was looking back at some notes I had written in my "memory notebooks" and came across some of these hilarious memories that I had forgotten. 1. One night we were sitting in church, all four of us, and my youngest saw the Bible in the pew rack and pulled it out. She opened up… Continue reading Kids say the darndest things

Funny Farm, Letters to my girls, Momma

Jumping on the couch

As with every kid, when the girls were little, they liked to jump on furniture. Bed, couch, chairs, coffee table...it didn't matter what it was, they jumped on it, and as with every mom, jumping on the furniture is huge no-no! One day, I caught them jumping on T's bed, and told them to get… Continue reading Jumping on the couch

Funny Farm, Momma, Pets

Scary Little Critter

I have a fear of just about everything under 1 lb. I'm o.k. with dogs, cats, guinea pigs even, but MICE, oh my word, neighbors 4 streets over can hear me scream if there is mouse in the same building with me. The girls have hamsters as pets, and I'm o.k. with them in the… Continue reading Scary Little Critter

Funny Farm, Letters to my girls, Momma

Too Quiet

One day, when the girls were around 2 and 3, they were playing in the playroom. I was doing laundry in the other room, and hearing normal play noise. Then things got quiet. Too quiet. As a mom, you know, when things get quiet, that's never a good sign. So I had to go to… Continue reading Too Quiet