While the language we choose to use as parents is important, I want to discuss language acquisition and parenting. As Big Little Wolf has indicated, “parenting rocks. parenting sucks. parenting rocks.” Ever since Becca discussed her son’s lack of language, I have had these thoughts rolling around in my mind. Parents need to be aware… Continue reading Language and Parenting
Each semester the high school student(s) in my house come home with tales of “The Flour Baby Project.” In New York State, high school students must take a half credit of health to graduate. This course is offered every semester at our high school and includes such topics as STDs, alcoholism, CPR – each student… Continue reading The Flour Baby Project
We all have them – gifts and blessings. As we start on that clean canvas or slate that is a new year, we are looking for ways to improve what is our lives. We make resolutions to do things differently, to make things better for us and for our friends and families. I have read… Continue reading Gifts and Blessings
The last year of this decade was a huge one for me personally. I did not sit down at the end of December 2008, as I normally would, and review the past year and set expectations for the year to come. I let 2009 roll in and through on its own. Parts of that were… Continue reading 2009 in Personal Review
Here is my last entry for a few days in the Christmas memories. To add a new entry will require finding photographs and scanning them to post. I may try some written childhood memories as the Twelve Days of Christmas progress.
A continued look back in time via photos. I do not recall why but there are no Christmas morning pictures.
Again, I am posting images from Christmases past – this time just a few short years ago when only one child was off at college and two were preparing to leave soon.
Well, I took earlier pictures of my tree and other decorations so here are the pictures from various events throughout our Christmas celebration – from Christmas Eve and Mass to Christmas Day.
Slowly but surely, I am putting dates to these pictures. The more recent, actually already digital ones will be so much easier. I always make sure I have the date set for holiday and family pictures. So here is Christmas 1998 and a couple from 1999. I am sure there are more but these are… Continue reading Christmas 1998-99
Throughout the weekend, I am going to be posting pictures. These are memories in their own rights of holidays past. Today, I offer some shots from the years 1985-1987.
Nicki's Nook 