Author: Rainbow Rose

The kids spend the rest of the afternoon playing UNO together while I frost and decorate the remaining cookies.  I cleaned out my chest freezer a month ago, so I…

All eight of the kids decide to brave the frigid weather outside for a chance to play in a rare event, freshly fallen snow.  Over the next half hour, as more…

About ten minutes into their project, as my kids are working on writing their Christmas journal paragraphs, I hear a knock on the front door.  I cross the room to…

The next day, I awake to bright sunlight threatening my eyes and a soft voice caressing my ear. “Mom?” Kookie whispers from the doorway.  “Can I borrow the van?”“What for?” I…

An hour later, we’ve cleaned the kitchen, left the cookies to finish drying on the dining room table, and assembled in the living room to decorate our lovely tree.  A…

Now Lyric and Janna are seated right next to each other at the table.  Across from Kookie and Emmie.  Everyone is happily frosting cookies.  I keep an eye on the cookies still baking…

“I don’t know,” she answers rebelliously.  “What do you want to be?” I can tell she’s perturbed.  He’s ruffling all kinds of her feathers.“Your boyfriend.”  He whispers it.Janna’s eyes lock with his.  “You do?” she…

Several seconds later, I’m slamming the front door behind me.  Lyric is halfway down the sidewalk moving towards our driveway.  I see him stop short as the door slams shut.  Then he pivots,…

After a blissful hour spent lying flat with my eyes closed, drifting on dreams of gingerbread, I drag myself from bed fully prepared to spend the remainder of the afternoon…

I turn towards a shelf and grab ten packages of Disney Princess lip balm.  These are great additions to the stockings we make up for the girls.  My eyes run along the…