READY FOR SPRING!!!

It's official!  Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow!  We'll have an early spring! Hope he's right!   After the snow, ice and freezing weather, I'm ready for it!!!  Here are some spring related thoughts to ponder and sites to wander while you are enjoying your coffee today......


Quote of the Day:  Spring is nature's way of saying "Let's Party" ~ Robin Williams


Isn't that true?  When the flowers start to bloom, you hear the birds, see the leaves coming back on the trees, it just feels like it's time to celebrate!   Nature, let's get the party started...quickly..... :-)


News Post of the Day:  This news/opinion blog post gives a little history on Punxsutawney Phil.  http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/115094764.html.


Fashion:  Check out the newest trends for spring/summer 2011 from the U.K Vogue.....They've got it all this year...animal prints, nudes, rainbow colors.....I happen to like the "modern craft" styles the best....
http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/trends/.


What I'm writing:  This is actually an article I wrote sometime back.  It is a great read to get ready for those outdoor Spring activities with preschoolers, though!!!!  :-)  I did most of the activities mentioned in the article with my two little girls in our backyard (except the art gallery).  These were SOOO much fun to do and really helped to boost my girls' creativity! 


http://gomestic.com/family/five-activities-that-encourage-creativity-in-preschoolers/.


Have a wonderful day everyone!  See you tomorrow...I'll be serving up a great Valentine's Day related post you won't want to miss! :-)

Questions Kids Ask

B.C. (Before Children) I thought I was smart.  I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BBA and was my college's Outstanding General Business Graduate of the Year 1994 for heaven's sake.  I knew about statistics, marketing plans, production operations scheduling....etc.  Then....my children came along....with all of these QUESTIONS.  Questions that have sent me (and still are sending me) scrambling to my computer to ask the sage beings at Google for help!

Now don't get me wrong....some questions have been easy to answer.  For example, I can handle "How many legs does a camel have?".  I can even manage creative answers to questions like "How does the tooth fairy/Santa/Easter Bunny get into our house?" or "Do mermaids talk?".

My children have stumped me, though, with questions about nature.  They ask about things that I never learned in high school or college biology courses (or maybe I learned them and I just don't remember).  One day, at around 3 AM, my youngest daughter Madeleine approached my bed.  I squinted at her, still very much in sleep mode and asked her if she was okay.  She said yes.  She just had a question.  A question I would not have been able to answer even if I was awake..."Do bunnies growl?".  I really had never thought about that.  I didn't know. I promised to do a Google check in the morning.  Well, that morning, I did the search.  Couldn't find even a MENTION of bunnies growling...anywhere.  My husband came home that evening and she posed the question to him.  After an exhaustive search of pretty much the entire internet (we're talking MAJOR dedicated daddy moment) he found a You Tube video of a bunny growling!  Whoda thunk?  Other things I've learned from my girls' nature questions:  why the sky is blue, what thunder really is, why male butterflies are prettier than female butterflies, and the differences between alligators and crocodiles.  Thanks to their wonderful questions, they've helped me discover some really fabulous things about our world that I had neglected to notice before.

The most difficult questions my children have asked are the simple ones that require answers that could fill entire books (and have).  Questions like:  "Who made Us?", "How were we made?", and "Why do people die?".  Questions all humans ponder....we just don't linger too long on them unless we are in church or on our deathbed...or when those little curious faces look up to us for answers to their marvelous questions.

Kids Say The Darndest Things

Kids and adults aren't always on the same wavelength when it comes to conversations.

I was talking to my 4 year old the other day about her allergies. She asked me why she felt bad and how she got the allergies. I said something about it being hereditary...it was just in "her genes". She nodded in agreement and then said, "Yes, I know. My old jeans are a little small and they are too tight on my tummy and make me feel bad. I'm not going to wear them anymore". :-) I soooo wish allergies were that easy to cure!

For more kid funnies...click on these........

Funny Things Kids Say

Funny Things Kids Say 2

My First Post

Okay. I admit it. I'm a newbie when it comes to the world of blogging. I'm also a very private person. I love to write, though.....and the blogger folks just made it so darn easy to start this little blog....I couldn't resist! After several DAYS of trying to come up with a catchy title, I settled on Mommy's Coffee Break. As a mommy, I cherish those times when I can belly up to my table and sip some of that life saving caffeine. Those moments where I can sit....uninterrupted....and read the newspaper, or a blog, or a few pages of a book are priceless! Every mommy needs a little time to herself to regroup and just relax before returning to her crazy life!

The plans for my blog are simple. I hope to provide some entertainment to mommies while they sip their mocha cappuccinos!

So....sit back, relax and enjoy your coffee break!