When I was young, I used to lie in bed at night and pray for my future husband. I was enamored with the knowledge that the boy I’d marry was out in the world somewhere, a stranger growing up in […]
If there is one toy in our house that enjoys idol status, it is the Bakugans. For those of you unfamiliar, they are little transformer-like spheres that morph into monsters and battle each other. My boys delight in collecting, trading […]
I don’t post too many crafts or kid projects here on twentyshekels. By and large crafts just are not my jam. But I will say this: If you see me post one it means I either think it is easy or […]
Time is a precious commodity for any mother. And I find myself on the losing end of the battle to find time, make time, and balance time more often than I care to admit. This year, for the first time […]
When I was growing up, my mom tried all sorts of chore systems to encourage her four children to get off their lazy rear ends and help out. Ultimately she went with this innovation: a sheet of scratch paper on […]
Summer is upon us which means we are all looking for ways to keep kid occupied. I don’t know about you but we are a grand total of four days in and my kids are already too bored, too hot, […]
Once upon a time a boy and a girl met. They fell in love. They got married and moved to a state five to ten hours away from family thereby relegating themselves to a life of road trips. Idiots. Yes, […]