A Pacific Northwest Mom with two boys on the journey of life
A few years ago I watched with envy as my cousin bought one of those fancy espresso machines that makes any coffee drink with the push of a single button, including milk-based ones like lattes. We have a more labor intensive one that is fine, but it requires a lot more work. That machine was …
I am proud to report that this blog, The Will to See, is featured in the October issue of Disney’s FamilyFun Magazine. I know, I am so excited too. Look for the photo of the boys and me in the Mailbag section on page 11. In July, I was contacted by FamilyFun regarding their use …
Jack received several Lego Hero Factory toys for his birthday in January. At the time, I didn’t know anything about them. I was afraid that they would be similar to traditional Legos that have thousands of pieces and have to be “played with” gently or they fall apart. Don’t get me wrong I love the …
As I have mentioned in previous posts, we are drawing our summer inspiration from Disney FamilyFun Magazine’s Badges of Fun program where you earn “badges” by completing fun family activities. In August, the great activities were all centered around hitting the road and making road trips easier and more fun with young kids. If there …
The boys love music and dancing, as evidenced by Jack’s birthday party theme and dance videos I have posted. Since Jack got his iPod last Christmas they usually have something playing all the time. Jack and Will pick and choose the songs, often listening to the same ones over and over again. Unfortunately in my …
Top 5 new tools that makes my life easier as a Mom. 1. iPod – We gave Jack an iPod touch for Christmas. It is great, because it holds his music, movies and games all in one device and is very portable. The boys love to play music in their playroom on his iHome. Will …
In the May issue of Real Simple magazine, there was a great article about the Mom Book. The book has been made by her kids over time. A couple times through the year they make a new “entry” in it and give it to her as a gift, like at Mother’s Day, Christmas and her …
You may be wondering where I have been. Aloha, we were in Hawaii. The last time Jim and I were in Hawaii was almost 11 years ago for our honeymoon. We were both in need of a tropical vacation and excited for the boys to experience it. However we had to get through the flight …
Not very often, but sometimes it is about mom. Today’s post is one of those. A couple months ago I decided I needed to update my frumpy mom style. I was finally close to my goal weight (are we ever actually at our goal weight or do we always wish we were 5 pounds lighter.) …
I am a mom of two boys who writes about our struggles to help our youngest son overcome what will be a lifelong visual impairment, and our attempts as a family to embrace what life gives us each day. My journey into motherhood began abruptly when Jack, my oldest, was diagnosed with severe reflux and …