Tricia

I need a homework break!!

I do not homeschool and admire those that do. But I have four kids in school and it seems like the homework is neverending. All the way from my 7 year old to my 15 year old.  Are mine the only ones getting so much homework? It has gotten to the point where we have to get started “right” after school. Sometimes we barely have time for dinner and baths. Even my husband has been feeling the...

Tricia

His first basketball game

Well TJ is playing in his first after school activity. We let him pick and he chose basketball. We were really excited about this. I sometimes wonder about how hard it is being the only boy in a houseful of girls. Even though the girls can sometimes be  tough it’s just not the same. Anyways the coach was waiting for enough players and the missed the first two practices. By the time they had their...

Tricia

Trying to be fair

Before I had children I always said I will treat all my kids equally. If one gets something, so do the others. This year I realized how impossible that is. My oldest is 14 so it is obvious that she can do some thing the younger kids can not do. For some reason Nannah (10) thinks she is ready for a boyfriend. I honestly thought she was kidding when she brought this up. Whatever happened to thinking boys are...

Tricia

Is raising kids really that bad?

I have four kids and I admit sometimes they can be what you may call “strong willed”. Sometimes I wish I could drop them off somewhere but I really wouldn’t because I love my babies even when they are getting on my nerves. A few days ago on the news I heard the reporters talking about the Safe Haven law in Nebraska. I am pretty familiar with the Safe Haven Law. It is basically an...

Tricia

A Nice Trip to the Zoo

Last weekend was Family Free day at the Zoo so I decided to get the kids and spend a few hours outdoors. We even invited my dad. I like to go to the Zoo with other adults because I always get lost. Are you thinking, “How does she get lost in the zoo?” Well I have a horrible sense of direction and I still get lost in a city I have grown up in. We had a really fun time. The weather was perfect...