We all have our pet peeves, those little annoyances that drive us crazy. I think most of mine are centered around my husband. (Seriously, does he need a GPS to locate the hamper?!) But I’m leaving Mr. Roller Coaster out of today’s list. (Because I’m pretty sure one of his pet peeves about me is nagging.) […] Read more…
Top 10 Reasons Why I Love When My Parents Visit
I haven’t seen my parents since July. So when they came to visit for a few days this past weekend for Big C’s birthday party, I tried to enjoy and appreciate the short time we were able to spend together. My parents and I have always been very close. Well, maybe we hit some rough patches […] Read more…
Top 10 List of What 6-Year-Olds Think About When They Think of Valentine’s Day
From the posts I read yesterday, it seems that a lot of us are a bit cynical about Valentine’s Day. And yes, I am of those cynics. But maybe that’s a result of years of celebrating the holiday as grown-ups. Yesterday, so many of us reflected back upon the fun Valentine’s Days we had as kids. Because […] Read more…
Top 10 Signs That You’re a Rookie Mom
It’s Thursday, which means another week of Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop! And because I love making top 10 lists, I decided to use one of Mama Kat’s prompts to write a Thursday edition of Top 10 Tuesday. It’s not easy being a mom, especially a new mom. We’d all like to think that our maternal […] Read more…
Top 10 Celebrities I Would Use to Build the Perfect Man
At one point or another, I have probably proclaimed that my husband is the perfect man (and I probably proclaimed that at the very beginning of our relationship). Admit it, you’ve probably said the same about your husband. But we all know that there is no such thing as the perfect man. But what would […] Read more…
Top 10 Dr. Seuss Quotes
I love Dr. Seuss! And he’s been on my brain a lot lately since I just wrapped up a month-long Dr. Seuss unit in my classroom. As a parent trying to instill a love of books in my young children, as a kindergarten teacher trying to find fun ways to teach beginning readers, and as a writer […] Read more…
