When my kids were little their dad worked 2:00 - 10:00 on Christmas Eve for several years. He worked for an airline and that's one of the busiest days of the year so there was no getting off to spend the evening with us. While he was working, I'd make sugar cookie dough and we'd cut out stars and bells and Santa faces and [...]
When my son turned four we decided to take a trip to Maui instead of hosting another birthday party. Nicholas kept asking about his party and we'd say, "We're going to Maui!" We painted this picture of a magical island that was even better than Disneyland. My husband worked for United Airlines and we got $10.00 tickets on Aloha Airlines as well as a [...]
I grew up in a two bedroom house and we had eight kids. Everyone played an instrument or sang and it was pretty darned chaotic. My poor brothers had a room that was actually made from making the one bathroom even smaller than it already was. There was room for a bunk bed and one dresser. I shared a bedroom with my [...]
