Leave the Siblings Behind

Many of us have discovered that children need time alone with their parents without their siblings vying for attention.  Call me overly sensitive or a softy but I have yet to have a day or night out with just one child, other than on Outdoor Ed trips. As soon as I mention the idea I am met with tears and...

All Parents Need Alone Time

I was singing like a bird yesterday morning with everything moving like clockwork. It was going to be my first day spent without the children. Coffee was brewing and pancakes were steaming. Axel and Brevitt woke up early so that they could get to Mountain Boarding camp on time and Tucker had gone to sleep...

Being a Mother Can be Frustrating

(Tucker examining the spring snow in the morning) (A happy Tucker after a day with his mommy.) I woke up this morning at 5:00am to write my children’s story. Somehow Wade and I miraculously got Brevitt and Axel off to school without waking up Tucker. I was blessed with another hour of writing time...