April 2012

Getting Crafty

by Heligirl on April 30, 2012

in Mom Tip Monday,Parenting Articles

Kids are inherently curious and a great way to nurture that curiosity while stimulating creativity and imagination is getting crafty. Now before you break out in cold sweats, know I’m not talking about Martha Stewart crafty, put the other moms at PTA to shame crafty, or make that science fair project double as an MIT […]

Smile for Friday

by Heligirl on April 20, 2012

in Beyond Mommyhood,Poochies

A dear friend sent me this to help me heal this week. I love it so much I had to share. Yes, that’s how it’s going to be. Have a great weekend everyone. Tweet

How I Feel

by Heligirl on April 18, 2012

in Beyond Mommyhood,Poochies

My dear sweet puppy passed away in his sleep Sunday morning. He must have left just before I got up because he was still warm when I found him. I curled him up in my arms and cried my eyes out. It’s been three days. My heart is completely broken. I’ve read the rainbow bridge […]

You’re lucky if you get to the point where a child asks “where do I go when I die?” It means the topic of death didn’t come up until they were old enough to really think this up on their own and ask. Sadly, in this household, we had to discuss it before it was […]

Parrot Owner for a Day

by Heligirl on April 13, 2012

in Beyond Mommyhood

Last Tuesday I had a parrot. Let me explain. While letting out my little pooch for is semi-hour potty break (diuretics will do that), I was greeted by a bird. It freaked when it saw my dog and flew to the fence that borders my yard. At first I thought it was one of those […]

A girlfriend of mine with a daughter close to Sweetness’s age was lamenting on her Facebook page this past week about having to enact a consequence, and then suffer through the fallout. But low and behold, her daughter thought twice the second time around. It reminded me all over again of the importance of logical […]