by Joanne | May 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
                               Toddlers. It is amazing on any given day what I can learn from Sophia. It is so interesting to watch development not only in her activities but in her thinking. For instance…Sophia so wants to do...
by Joanne | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
                         While taking our walk & then playing outside today, I taught Sophia the game, “With my little eyes, I see something”…….then a short description of what you are seeing & the other person...
by Joanne | May 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
                       Today is Mother’s Day. “Mother’s Day”. How did it come to be? Julia Ward Howe who wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested the idea of an International...
by Joanne | May 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Names. Ever notice how much attention we give to them? We agonize over what to name our children. We pick out names & change them for 9 months. Then the day of their birth arrives & that form is brought to us & the weight of that decision hits hard....
by Joanne | May 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
This morning while blow drying my hair, a thought came to me. I know, I know, Lisa & Tim, that is amazing in itself that I even had a thought. I will say it for you:))) But a thought I had! Ever realize how much we look at ourselves? I mean like physically look at...
by Joanne | May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
                        Life is so fragile. Every once in a while we get a reminder. Having spent 5 days with my dad in the hospital, I once again received that not so gentle reminder of just how fragile life truly is. No guarantee. No...
