by Mary Carver | Mar 20, 2015 | Family Life, parenting
A couple years ago my friend Amanda started – and posted – a list of 100 places she wants to take her kids. At the time I thought it was a great idea. Ambitious and overwhelming, maybe, but great! Maybe I could make a list of my own . . . nah. One hundred...
by Mary Carver | Mar 17, 2015 | Family Life, parenting
Annalyn is on spring break this week, so yesterday we took a little road trip. Good friends of ours live three hours away, so we met halfway between our houses for lunch and a couple hours in the park. Driving the three-hour round trip (and managing the acrobatics...
by Mary Carver | Mar 13, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life, parenting
“I save the kingdom. As usual.” Though it’s not hard to find boring and/or sexist fairy tales with helpless princesses in the children’s book section, these days a parent can also find plenty of not-so-typical princess stories that teach kids...
by Mary Carver | Mar 10, 2015 | Family Life, parenting
On the way to my mom’s house on Saturday, Annalyn gasped. “Mom! I’m not wearing any pants!” Don’t worry, friends. I didn’t let my daughter out of the house half naked! She was wearing a long dress. For quite a while now I’ve...
by Mary Carver | Jan 30, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life, My Life, parenting, What I'm Into
Awww, look at that baby! That baby who’s not a baby anymore! We didn’t do a big blowout birthday party this year, but we did have cake. And, really, is there anything more disgusting than an adorable baby-not-baby smeared with frosting? In the real-life...
by Mary Carver | Jan 13, 2015 | Family Life, parenting
I am one of those people. When I go to the grocery store – or any store, really – I will circle the parking lot until I find the right spot. And if someone is pulling out of that right spot? I will wait. With my blinker on. Because getting the right...
