Family photo challenge
Lately, I’ve had this thing for photography. Well, more than lately. More like the past 20 years or so. But with kids, things have gotten really fun in the photo department. Sure, you start snapping the pix as soon as you find out you’re pregnant, then on through the newborn shots, the milestone moments, getting [...]
Three blogs for Thursday
Of all the blogs in all the world, and you stumbled across mine. Thanks for being here! Now here’s a gift — as if you have all the time in the world to just poke around online and read blogs, right? — hand-picked blogs for curious and creative parents like you: For the parents of [...]
Colonial Williamsburg
You know what would be really cool? If I’d just gotten back from Colonial Williamsburg and had lots of photos and activities and stuff to share with you. As it turns out… I haven’t gone to Colonial Williamsburg yet this year. It’s been on my to do list, though, does that count? However, you may [...]
National Dog Bite Prevention Week…Bite This, Not That
Can you believe it’s the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Dog Bite Prevention Week already? Wow, this just seems to come faster every year. Snark aside, as a former dog trainer, this one’s kind of dear to my heart. So many pooches are misunderstood, and so many kids are the unhappy victims of dog bites — [...]
Camping rocks!
So you know we’re big into camping here at Chez Polka Dot. We were blessed to adopt a camper, but tent camping works for us, too. (Much as I would like to say there’s no difference between the two, there kinda is: Air conditioning/heat, a fridge instead of a cooler, beds off the ground…) The [...]
Thunderstorms galore
So we’ve had some quickie thunderstorms the last couple of days. Nothing hair-raising (har har), but still loud enough to wake you up and make you consider hiding under the bed for a couple minutes. One of my kiddos (who shall remain nameless) in particular has an aversion to storms — he’ll come find me [...]
Energy book giveaway!
The guys were testing this week. I know what you’re thinking: Kids are challenging every day. Yuk, yuk, yuk. Yes, they are. But my guys were taking their end-of-year exams this week. On Tuesday, it was just under three hours of tests (unless I added wrong…sheesh, good think I’m knot taking them thar tests!). I [...]
Happy Birthday, Big Fish!
Today, the crew at Chez Polka Dot is sending out great big ichthyological birthday wishes to the king of our kingdom, Big Fish! Happy birthday to our illustrious leader! What’s on tap? Fishing, naturally. May the waters send nothing but the biggest and the best your way, BF. Here’s a little secret: BF never reads [...]
Edible spider webs
So, last week we came home from the store and I flipped on the faucet to wash my hands. Nothing. Not a drip. Not a dribble, nor a drop. For a second, all was quiet. Then it hit me, and I went screaming out of the house, knocking kids and dog aside, flew off the [...]
