There are many days when I dream of returning to Germany for a visit. I lived there over 20 years ago, but I still have vivid memories of the ancient buildings and castles. I was a military wife then and we were not eligible for military housing, I’m…
The more I spend time with my kids over the excessive holiday break, the more I appreciate my canine kids. Four more days until school starts, now that’s something to celebrate! These kids don’t want to budge, only to inch over to their computers and plant their tiny…
If you give your kid a computer for Christmas, you may as well hang it up now, they will immediately lose their ability to hear any requests from you. You’ll try to tell them how lucky they are, and about the days when you were growing up and…
OMG, is anyone out there over 40? I know it’s a personal question, preferably one I don’t care to answer. I think I’m venturing into the “Forgetful Orbit.” Hey, at least that’s one orbit where I won’t meet up with my kids. I can have some peace and…
Hit the road Elf!!!I feel barren.Wait, is Christmas over?Decorations stacked neatly!Seems like just a few days ago there were quite a few packages under the Christmas tree and they have magically disappeared. Christmas whizzed by this year, the shopping, the cooking, the boozing it up until the wee…
Mommies In Orbit has decided she should compile a list of New Year’s Resolutions for 2011.I will try to not get irritated at my kids and therefore blast off like the Space Shuttle when at 10:00pm, I hear a faint voice that says, “Mom I forgot to study…
Have you checked out some of the books your kids may be reading? There’s the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney. As I was rummaging through the bookcase I found some of both. Some of the stuff…
If you give a Mom an opportunity to make a New Year’s Resolution, she will probably make one to try to become a better parent. She will first make a promise to not get so fired up when the kids are misbehaving. Instead of the usual go to…
Hey kids, welcome home, hope you had a relaxing trip. Just wanted to tell you that while we are ringing in the New Year 2011, I thought we might make some changes around the house, here kids read this and tell me what you think. You guys know how…