A few months ago we went to the carnival that came to town. The queen rode the swings over and over again. She went on the merry-go-round. She even went on the Ferris Wheel with me. She saw a lot of other kids dragging around various carnival prizes with them and begged for me to … Continue reading »
We are adding to our fleet here in the Space Cadet household. Some people (ahem Glenda) actually enjoy being pregnant, I do not. For example, here is today’s disgusting story. Don’t read if you have a weak stomach. Usually when you have morning sickness you turn your lunch into, how do I put this delicately, … Continue reading »
The House of Cards has always been a fan, but has become a bigger fan of Dr. Seuss since the Queen came along. The Queen’s 4th birthday was a great excuse to take advantage of the Dr. Seuss themed birthday party. With thanks from Pinterest, Etsy and the Internet as a whole, we had a … Continue reading »
We’ve commissioned a new rocket for our fleet. Launch date is set for July 30th!
As I am putting away the Christmas decor, I am trying to take note of the things that were good and the things that were BAD (never to be redone) and the things that were a huge hit! The best idea (taken from Pinterest – I do love that site – was doing something for … Continue reading »
For the Queen’s first birthday, my sister made photo blocks made of pictures of the Queen, Ace and I and other friends and family that she saw all the time. SHE LOVED the blocks because she loved looking at the pictures, but they could also be stacked and tossed. This was such a great idea, … Continue reading »
In our house, we DO birthdays. I believe that everyone should celebrate their birthday because it is the one day that people can celebrate you and be glad you were born. Some people think it is absurd to do BIG birthday celebrations or take multiple days to celebrate – I encourage it and will help … Continue reading »
Today I took Enterprise shopping for our Angel Tree Child. We chose a 4-5 year old boy. I want Enterprise to understand that we have a lot and it’s important to help others when we can. We’ve been talking about how lucky we are because we have everything we need and some things we want. We explained that … Continue reading »
First the rants: The Elf on the Shelf is UGLY! I can’t be the only one thinking that can I? I like the whole concept, but why did they have to make it such an ugly doll. I’ll own my grinchieness here, why does it cost $30? It’s a 3 inch doll made out of porcelain … Continue reading »
Our family is very (unfortunately VERY) familiar with time outs. Enterprise has had so many that when I put Discovery in time out for the first time he knew exactly what to do. Our time outs are generally go sit on the designated time out mat and count to 30 … higher if it’s a … Continue reading »
