This show was originally recorded and posted in March of 2008. What a crazy week it was! Clay had just deployed, my grandmother had just passed away and I was celebrating Easter alone, with the kids. It's hard to believe that 2 years and an entire other deployment have passed since then. Here's what I had to say at the time;

A blessed and joyous Easter to each of you! I hope it's a bright and beautiful day wherever you are. Here in Southern California, it's beautiful. 

Well, if you follow my blog, you know that I've had a crazy week. I decided to take the time to talk a little about the emotions of going through saying good-bye to Clay and arranging to leave for my grandmother's funeral, just one day apart from each other. My kids did a great job of juggling having their dad leave AND having me take a whirlwind trip, while they stayed with a sitter. I want to say thank you to everyone who played a part in making it possible for me to go, while keeping the kids' schedules running smoothly. THANK YOU!

Thanks for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com. Your questions, comments and show ideas are always welcome and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children~

This Show was origionally recorded and posted in March of 2008. What a crazy week it was! Clay had just deployed, my grandmother had just passed away and I was celebrating Easter alone, with the kids. It's hard to believe that 2 years and an entire other deployment have passed since then. Here's what I had to say at the time;

A blessed and joyous Easter to each of you! I hope it's a bright and beautiful day wherever you are. Here in Southern California, it's beautiful.

Well, if you follow my blog, you know that I've had a crazy week. I decided to take the time to talk a little about the emotions of going through saying good-bye to Clay and arranging to leave for my grandmother's funeral, just one day apart from each other. My kids did a great job of juggling having their dad leave AND having me take a whirlwind trip, while they stayed with a sitter. I want to say thank you to everyone who played a part in making it possible for me to go, while keeping the kids' schedules running smoothly. THANK YOU!

Thanks for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com. You questions, comments and show ideas are always welcome and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children

As parents, we need to remember to give positive physical contact to our older children as well as our little ones. When we have babies and toddlers, preschoolers and grade-schoolers, it seems to come naturally. But as the kids grow and stop coming to ask for hugs or to sit with us (or on us), we need to approach them and give them a hug at the end of the day or when they walk through the door after school. It can make a big difference in a teen or older child's attitude to just be hugged.

Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com. Your questions, comments and show ideas are always welcome. You can subscribe to the show at iTunes and your feedback there is appreciated! You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children~

As parents, we need to remember to give positive physical contact to our older children as well as our little ones. When we have babies and toddlers, preschoolers and grader-schoolers, it seems to come naturally. But as the kids grow and stop coming to ask for hugs or to sit with us (or on us), we need to approach them and give them a hug at the end of the day or when they walk through the door after school. It can make a big difference in a teen or older child's attitude to just be hugged. 

Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com. Your questions, comments and show ideas are always welcome. Don't forget that you can subscribe to the show at iTunes and your feedback there is much appreciated! You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children~