We were in the car, running errands this afternoon, and Hannah kept asking for “Dora’s song.â€Â Now, I know what you are probably thinking, because I was thinking it too. Except…we have never watched an episode of “Dora the Explorer,†ever. So, I was completely lost.  She was at Grandma’s this morning, I thought, but Grandma didn’t say anything about watching “Dora.â€Â So, …
Today is Laundry Day
Tuesday is always “laundry day.â€Â I don’t really know how, or why Tuesday recieved this designation, but, at some point, it did, and it stuck. A little over 2 years ago, this is what Hannah’s “help†looked like:   (This would be why I usually waited until naptime to do laundry! ) But, my how times have changed! Today, she …
Cinderella
I couldn’t help thinking of this song as I snapped this picture just before Hannah’s party… Cinderella By: Steven Curtis Chapman    She spins and she sways to whatever song plays, Without a care in the world. And I’m sitting here wearing the weight of the world on my shoulders. It’s been a long day and there’s still …
Once Upon A Time
I said that we would not do “the princess thing.â€Â I did not want my daughter growing up with a “princess complex,†and developing a “royal attitude.†Well, on Saturday, I ate my words. Why? Because, a little girl named Hannah turned 3-years-old. She has fallen in love with all things Cinderella, so it just seemed an appropriate theme. And, really, …
Party!!
Hannah turned 3 today!  We had a great mother-daughter day together, and then finished it off with a family birthday clebration.   In the morning, Hannah got to wear a special “birthday†outfit (a “Birthday Girl†t-shirt, and matching hair clips with fun, curly ribbons)…All of her other gifts were saved until after dinner… She helped me bake cupcakes, for her family party tonight, …