Snootyvixen

The creative storytelling in my family just amazes me! Here’s the latest from Ciel. It’s called “My version of Cinderella” Once upon a time, there was a family, 10,000 years from now (when magic was new), which included Ashley, a 10 year old girl, her step-brother, Matthew, and step-sister, Kayla, both 16 years old, and [...]

The whole school has had an assignment this year. The theme was “Everyone Has a Story”, and different classes too different approaches to writing a book. Paris’s class was to write about the topic of “Heroes”. The school held an “Everyone Has a Story” night, where parents could come and read all the books, it [...]

Raising my two youngest daughters to respect money is a becoming a challenge. My approach toward their weekly allowance probably differs vastly from most parents views on the topic; though, on hearing my rationale, many parents I’ve spoken to agree that it’s a good idea. Paris is 10 and Ciel is 9. They each receive [...]

I try to remove “I try” from my vocabulary, but I have to say “I try” when it comes to keeping up with my blog! I really do try – and life sometimes gets in the way. This necessitates a “weekly round up” type of post, where I do my best to remember things that [...]