This is how my child went to sleep tonight. 50% on the chair. 50% on the bed. Never mind that his hips are higher than the rest of his upper body. Never mind that his neck is at a weird angle.  He decided it was comfortable to use the chair and the bed. Needless to say, I rearranged the child so he is now 100% on his bed and the chair ...

He was born yesterday and today he leaves the world of single digit birthdays forever.  Ten today.  Then there was the chore of opening presents. The only chore my sons enjoy.  My poor oldest son. He loves Lego. This is torture for him. So is the sunburn from yesterday's 5th grade pool party.  Unfortunately for my birthday boy, he had to go to school on his birthday - but only until noon. Summer break ...

I checked the weather forecast and it predicted a sunny 89F. Water balloons were filled and stashed. Water pistols were bought. Towels were packed. The cake was ready. Ice cream was in the cooler.   And then the dark, ugly storm clouds rolled in. Regardless, we drove to the park where we'd scheduled Cullen's birthday party and we realized when the rain came down sideways that our water balloon party wasn't going ...

As part of Social Studies, the third graders had to choose a state they wanted to learn about. They researched the history, the important facts, the famous people, the tourist attractions and other information about their state.  Cullen chose Pennsylvania because we visited there in 2008.  Once all the facts and information were compiled, the students presented their findings on a trifold board which they put together with the help of the ...

Each year the Cherry Creek School District has an art show at the high school which features the best work from each of the schools in the district. We missed the opening and the reception last week so we headed to the school last night to see the art.  Cullen's "whacky bird" was chosen for the show. This bird is made from a used lightbulb, covered in paper mache, painted and ...

His first performance at school and I got to miss work to go & see it! The Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program was all of 10 mins. Cullen was picked to be an Indian, much to his and my relief. He wouldn't have taken to being a pilgrim for his 10 mins of fame. He was a very good little indian with homemade top and indian feather 'hat'. I ...

C U L L E N ORIGIN.........Irish MEANING.....Good-looking lad, Handsome   I can't believe that my little man is now 6 years old. It just seems like yesterday that I went into hospital to push him into this world.   I love this little guy. Here are 20 things I love about him that are right off the top of my head: 1. He's so sweet, he should be served on ice cream. 2. He's very caring ...