my thoughts on motherhood, kids, books and stuff

Things Luca Has Started Doing This Summer

*  Making scrambled eggs all by herself, including getting supplies, heating pan, cracking and whipping eggs and dishing them up.  I am always no more than a room away and she has done great. *  Making quesadillas and bean burritos by herself. (I just have to open the can of beans) *  Watering the plants [...]

How Long Have I Been Married? Well, Let’s See…I Got My Shoes In 1997…

A lot of things changed in my life when I got married, but the biggest thing was my taste in shoes. I brought a very large black garbage bag full of shoes into this marriage.  It was not welcome.  It might as well have been a large garbage bag full of manure by the way [...]

Check It Out!

My brother Ryan writes, plays, and records his own music.  He entered an online contest that will send the top four winners to perform in New York City and compete for a $15,000 prize.  He was number 1 for the first few weeks and now with two days left in the contest he has slipped [...]

Kim’s Cuisine

I made new low carb creation tonight.  I have been eating lower carb for a couple of weeks now and I wanted a bean burrito, but I also wanted some veggies, and Luca’s eggs looked really good, so I combined everything into something I will call "Kim’s Rocking Low Carb Mexican Veggie Burrito Wrap".  It [...]

Wanna Know Something I Love About Young Kids?

They don’t even notice that they are watching the fireworks through a busy intersection, over a casino, with a big Days Inn sign, a stoplight, and a street light blocking their view. They just “ewwww” and “awwww” as if they are on the front row of the stadium and give you a big hug and [...]