Archive for June 2011

Here fishy, fishy, fishy

In the Allen family, I am the fisher woman.  Every summer I would head out to the fishing dock with my three kids, four fishing poles, a tackle box, four hand towels, a sharp knife and a box of frozen squid.  It is a true test of your momma skills to put your three kids [...]

The Flip-Flop Tragedies

In the Bennett household, flip-flops are a summer necessity. My kids squeal with delight the first time the thermometer climbs even one degree above 60 because they know we’re getting close to flip-flop season. Gracie and Jack love it when their toes have been set free! For me, flip-flops mean more nagging at the kids [...]

Where are we going?

Our family has been summering in Florida for the past 20 years.  Every June we packed our computers, printers, boxes of files, office supplies, suitcases for five, toys, blankets, pillows and three children into our Suburban and headed south with five bicycles hanging on the bike rack bringing up the rear.   The trip to the [...]

CSI: The Barbie Files

My daughter used to have quite a Barbie collection but that was before Griffin. He is our one-year-old dog. Griffin has a thing for Barbie. Well, to be more accurate, Griffin has a thing for Barbie’s limbs. Chef Barbie and Beauty Shop Barbie met their untimely demise when Gracie innocently left them dangling from the [...]