A "MOM" BLOG FOR ALL OF US

You may wonder about the title of my blog. Let me explain. One day long ago when I was getting my son ready for his bath, he asked if I could "Make it warmer." I was surprised by this request as the water seemed plenty warm to me, if not hot. Immediately I received a treasured glimpse into the amazing mind of a child: what he really wanted was for the water to be cooled. After all, he explained in his kid-like way: warm is COOLER than hot. "Make it warmer." I thought that was brilliant. I still do.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Teenager

My son's amp is fixed. I said: my son's amp is fixed! MY SON'S AMP IS FIXED! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??!! :)
~SS

Quote of the Day

Babies are such a nice way to start people.
 ~Don Herrold

Friday, February 5, 2010

Words

Yesterday while my teen son and his friend were on a walk the phone rings. "Mom, how would you like the opportunity to drive us to the game store?" THE OPPORTUNITY. Now how could I ever pass that up? :)
~SS

Quote of the Day

Childhood is that wonderful time of life when all you need to do to lose weight is take a bath.
~Author Unknown

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Quote of the Day

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
~Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

I Remember

A little boy, arms out like wings, on his daddy's shoulders in the Target parking lot. "Say hello" Dad says. "HELLO!" the little boy shouts and smiles. Oh to trust and fly like that again.
~SS 

Quote of the Day

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.
~Elizabeth Lawrence

Monday, February 1, 2010

Pajamas Rock!

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No School

No school today. J is old enough that I can leave and run errands, so I did. When I returned, we sat, laughed and chatted about the video game he was playing. Nothing outlandish, nothing off the charts, but it was fun and comfortable. And sometimes, that's the very best day of all.
~SS

Quote of the Day

The best substitute for experience is being sixteen.
~Raymond Duncan

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Quote of the Day

Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
 ~John Betjeman