Monthly Archives: April 2009

Magic

By Beck My Baby finished her last session of nursery school (or “library school”, as it’s called locally) this morning, and it was moderately bittersweet, as these things are. I held an ACTUAL baby while I was there – a little dark-haired boy, who looked at me somewhat dourly because I’d stepped on his hand…

The Children’s Museum That Wasn’t

By Kelly Imagine with me, if you will, a children’s museum built out of steel, concrete and hard lines. Almost everything is gray, so as not to intrude on a child’s sense of imagination, and the sparse displays are abstract, so as not to dictate to the child what to think or see. Oh. Wait….

The Moment I Became Mommy

By Veronica I was coming home from a solo trip to the library. I had stopped at the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru for an iced latte on this lovely hot day. My daughters love to eat the leftover ice from fast food drinks – it is just the right size for small hands and mouths. So…

Mommy Scouts

by Rachel I think that we should have Mommy Scouts. You know, where we get to earn Merit Badges as we experience facets or overcome obstacles of Mommyhood. Because admit it – we’re all proud of what we’ve overcome in this crazy job, and we like wearing them like honors on our sleeves anyway, so…

…And We Thought Parenting Was Going To Be Easy!

Guest post by Lisa Hein Being raised back in the 1950’s was the best. Well, at least I can say that now! The thing I remember the most, is that we were never confused or had to second guess what our parents said. It didn’t matter how old you were, when your mother or father…

A Dose of Humor – The Perils of Being Cool

5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. Now you can…

As Long As I’m Living

By Beck My youngest child turned four this week, which feels kinda funny, really. And I found myself talking to my sister-in-law – who is expecting a baby this very summer! – on the phone and comforting her about her upcoming labour, which has me thinking back on babies and pregnancy and all that, of…

Happy Winds-Day

By Kelly It’s an afternoon worthy of Pooh — blustery and wild. The clouds, puffs of translucent white, scuttle across the sky. They seem to be in a rush, racing across the turquoise canvas, casting a swirl of shadows on the baby grass outside my window. (Grasslets?) I wonder if they see the glory surrounding…

Praying for a Child’s Future Spouse, and Why I Don’t Do It

By Veronica Among my friends, it is common for parents to pray for the future spouses of their children. Even when a child is a baby, mom or dad may pray for that baby’s future husband and wife. They pray that the future spouse will make good choices in life, that they will be prepared…

Simply Spring

By Megan The weather caught up with the calendar this past week, and finally the kids and I could enjoy the yellow-blue prairie afternoon sun. For three days running, I opened my doors and stretched and blinked and climbed into the outdoors with my babies, their cheeks still creased from their warm flannel beds. Peabody…