Another great post from “Her View From Home”
Not my words – just celebrating truth told through a great writer. Because teens start to leave home long before they leave…
These are the good ol’ days
It makes me sad when I hear my friends pine for the good ol’ days of childhood, when you could tell your children what to wear, what to eat, and how to behave on Thanksgiving. Not because I don’t get it – I do – but any day can be the best. We just have to adjust our expectations of what the “best” looks like. One of my favorite memories of my all-but-adult children was on a roadtrip recently, playing “name that tune” of old theme songs from TV shows. I asked one of my boys, “How do you know […]
Anticipation is Keeping me Waiting
Carly Simon’s song “Anticipation” was before my time, but it rings of truth when it comes to the holidays with our older kids. We have an expectation of how things will go – they will come home with wide open arms like when they were three! They will bask in our presence and eat all their favorite meals at home. They will spend time with their high school friends, sure, but it will be in our kitchen, laughing and cutting up just like the “good ol’ days.” Oh, boy… The reality may be that — or it may be that […]
Frankly, my Dear, I will Make Your Day
What are your favorite movie lines? I bet you immediately think of a few. We are continuing with fun month around here – this week it is movies!! Take some time over the next few weeks to scan the movies below and decide which to watch with your teens while they are home for the holidays. Of course, there are the classic Christmas movies, but branch out and try some others, just for variety. I will split them into categories so you can decide what makes the most sense for your child and their tastes and age. Most of […]
And now for a little fun…
October is the beginning of my favorite season. Yes, I know fall officially starts in September, but it won’t feel like it until next week in Texas. In honor of this fabulous time of year, I want to have a month of fun! We will start with BOOK favorites, both ours and our teens. The first few are fiction for pre- and young teens, then I move to fiction for older teens. Then — books for us, fiction and non-fiction. Fiction for younger teens/preteens Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham John Grisham ventures into the world of YA/teen fiction […]
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