Life With Ladybug

I had a wii fit recently. You see, the little people inside the Wii Fit game system recently told me I was, um, well … that I was fat and 40! There. I said it. […]

We’re driving down the road and Ladybug is begging for a Chihuahua. I list all the reasons she can’t have one. We drive along in silence for a while. Then she announces, “I feel like […]

Sometimes I feel like that matchmaker who’s on a double date with the couple I’m fixing up. I keep throwing interesting tidbits out there, trying to make my two friends look as wonderful to each […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mama My jeans don’t fit and Ladybug has at least a dozen new freckles — two signs of a great vacation. We just got back from nearly two weeks of visiting my […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mom My daughter, the animal lover (yes, I’ve mentioned her fascination with the animal kingdom in every Ladybug post, I think), loves to hear the story about a baby robin her father […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mom Play dates for 6-year-olds are all kinds of awesome. And I mean that from my perspective. I just offer the occasional snack (they prefer baked cookies, but could care less whether […]

By Shannon For the first time ever today, my daughter asked to call a friend. It’s particularly amusing since she is not what I’d call a phone person. By age 6, most kids race to […]

Posted by Shannon Where, oh where, did my sweet kindergartner go? Oh where, oh where could she be? The first day of “big school” she was so sweet, so fresh-faced! Now she’s just fresh. Smart-mouthed. […]