On Saturday night, Hannah came out of her bedroom wearing her pajamas and her Mickey Mouse ears. She kept saying, “I Mickey Mouse.â€Â It was too cute. So, I checked to see if our Disneyland passes were blacked out this weekend. I was surprised to find out that Sunday was, in fact, open to passholders! So, I posed the question …
Fast-Forward to Christmas
The Christmas season, for me, starts as soon as Thanksgiving is over. I would begin listening to Christmas music mid-September (probably earlier!) if it was allowed! I still think Jason would prefer that I wait until December for the Christmas music, but he kindly lifts the ban after Thanksgiving. Of course, I also thought this would be the perfect time …
Happy Thanksgiving
This year, as we have every year, we spent Thanksgiving with my parents and sister. We headed over for a few hours in the morning. While my mom cooked, Jason and my dad took Hannah to the park, and my sister and I had fun sorting through old pictures. We uncovered a lot of old memories…some of which I think we …
Weekend Warriors
I can’t believe I forgot to post this – I was so excited about it!! Last week, we took advantage of the three-day-weekend, and made it our “project weekend.â€Â Actually, it was more like project evenings, since most of what we did was accomplished after Hannah went to bed. It took us three very long nights, but we managed to finish a …
Because I Said So
I have heard that the “terrible twos†actually begin around 18-months. Elisabeth Elliot, in her book, The Shaping of a Christian Family, relates the parenting advice her mother received: “If you do not get obedience by the time they are eighteen months old, it is too late.† Hannah is now 19 and ½ months old, and, while I am still …