Snootyvixen

My next level. The beginning of another year has passed, and with it, all the promises of change, betterment, resolutions … you know how it goes! I think that every day I resolve to author a blog post, and every day I think “I’ll have to get to it tomorrow” – and my world has [...]

… get away. Get a good job with more pay and you’re OK. Those are the words, but that’s not the subject of this post – though it could be very soon. (shhh, it’s a secret … for now!) I’ve been both lauded and criticized for my method of doling out allowances to my two [...]

She’s quiet. Very quiet. Usually, that would mean she’s up to no good, but not this time. She’s engrossed in Dr Who. Episode by episode, series by series  - thanks NetFlix! I don’t see “my” Dr Who on there – the one I grew up with, and for all intents and purposes, the best. No [...]

“Mama! It’s ant swarm!” she yells as she runs from the kitchen to the living room. “Come quick! You should see how many ants there are!” I know that ants are a problem in our house. They have been since we moved in, and no matter what I do to get rid of them, they [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This post has been going around and around in my mind tonight. To the point where I just had to get online and write. Since their father moved to Oklahoma two years ago, my girls haven’t really had an authoritative male figure in their short lives. Of course there’s Grandpa, but Grandpa has to be [...]

I felt the same way that I did on the first day my girls went to kindergarten. They disappeared through the double doors into a sea of kids. After a few seconds I couldn’t even see them. I had just handed my girls off to a group of strangers and would not see them for [...]

Shorty Doo Wop turned 9 today. It wasn’t really ceremonious .. see, she can’t wait for her gifts. So, when Lanie (the American Girl doll) arrived earlier this week, she HAD to open the package. When Paris bought her a new Webkinz for her birthday, she HAD to enter the tag on the website to [...]

Yesterday we welcomed a new addition to the family. Her name is Lanie. Lanie is Ciel’s birthday gift from her Grandma & Grandpa McEwan and me, and though Ciel’s birthday isn’t until Friday, Lanie arrived today and she bugged me and bugged me and bugged me until I let her open the box. Lanie is [...]