Life
The Cub Scout Promise
My son, Tyler, is a new cub scout and I just attended my first-ever cub scout meeting with him. He’s been to a few meetings with his Dad, but I’ve tried to stay out of all that “boy stuff”. Last night my husband had to attend an extremely important meeting (fishing club), so I had [...]
I should order a photo book
I’ve been invited to a scrapbooking club with my best friend’s mom. She goes every week and makes beautiful memory books for her kids & grandkids. I think this is something that I’d actually enjoy. Sure, its a Sunday afternoon with a bunch of old ladies, but hey – is it worse than working on [...]
I should chaperone the 1st grade field trip
VLC (volunteer life coach) – “Are you going on the field trip next week?
Jen – “No, I really don’t have time.”
VLC – “Really? You should try to clear your schedule because you really should go on the field trip.”
Jen – “Oh look, there’s a squirrel.” Points to a nearby tree and then runs away when [...]
I should smile at the camera
The back of my head was in a recent 9 News piece on Berthoud water quality. While I’m sure that the cameraman did film my smiling face at least once, the very brief news clip showed my friend Dorian speaking, and the camera was positioned behind me as I listened to her. My hair looked [...]
I should make a globe
My daughter (age 4) traced two circles at preschool today and colored them in with blue, brown & green.
Of course, the helpful mom told me what I should do with it…
“Do you have a hole punch? No, you should get one! Then you should punch holes all around the edges of the circles, then sew [...]