Well Peyton has taken to dressing herself in the morning! These last few month's her individuality is really shining through. And I try to encourage it as much as possible. I think it's wonderful she likes to be unique. She likes to mix patterns and colors. I want her to be herself and dress the way she thinks is fun and funky. But the other morning she took it to a new level. She found a wig I was sent to review and she really latched on to it. For some reason she was drawn to it. She LOVED ...
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The Compassion Experience – Reuben
Now we were on to our last tour, Reuben. My daughter really seemed to have some revelations while we were learning about his story. Maybe because he said his age at one point during the story and he was only a year older than her. She really seemed to notice how much more he had to do and how much less he had than she does. When we enter Reuben's world we entered into a room where his drunk father was sleeping. Right away we knew he came from an abusive home. His mother took him and his ...
The Compassion Experience – Brinda
Once we done with listening to Julia's life we went back to get in line to listen to Brinda's story. Another young girl, living in a different country, experiencing things a small child never should. I was not sure what my daughter was thinking at this point but I figured we would discuss her feelings and thoughts once we had gone through the whole experience. So we took our iPods and entered Brinda's door. Brinda lived with her sister's and mother in a very scary neighborhood. I ...
The Compassion Experience ~ Julia
A few weeks back I heard something about a project called the Compassion Experience and it was coming to a town very near us. So I took a moment to look it up and see what it was all about. After doing a little research I learned it was a group of trailers set up to show how children in other countries lived. It was to depict the actual living situations and issues each child faced and 3 children from different countries were to have their personal stories told. I feel that in my ...
What It’s Like Driving With a Kid in the Car
Before my daughter came along I used to drive to work with the music on and just enjoy the me time. If I needed some quiet time I could turn off the radio and enjoy the drive in silence. All that came to a screeching halt the day she was born. Most days I do not mind her endless questions or chatter. But some days, some days I could really use silence. This morning Peyton decided she wanted to be the mom and pretend she was driving me to school. If you know me, you know I can be ...
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Kids
I love the holidays. I love dressing up, decorating the house, baking, basically anything fun to make the holiday more festive. But when I had my daughter I often found myself short on time, energy or both. I still want to celebrate. I still want to do fun things she will remember when she is older. But being a single mom and working full time sometimes really suck all the energy right out of me. And now St Patricks day falls during the week. I am most rushed during the week. So how are we going ...