http://www.upnorthmommy.com Motherhood in the woods of Northern Michigan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:01:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday night our town kicked off the Christmas season with the lighting of the trees that line the street downtown.  Most of the shops that lined the street were open to show off their hot products for Christmas. People milled up and down the street enjoying the evening.  Wood burning ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/35sFrupz6DI/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/11/small-town-shopping/ My parents came up today for Sunday dinner. We played outside where my parents helped my son on his bike. He's seven years old on the 16th and I've got a bug up my butt about the fact that he still hasn't gone through the rite of passage of learning ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/354fDdXI3s4/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/11/on-teaching-a-6-year-old-how-to-ride-a-bike/ Today is the day for jack o' lanterns, dressing up, and, of course, candy! We got our kids into their costumes and had them pose for a picture: We took the kids to the shops downtown for some daytime trick or treating , which was very sweet. It started to rain ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/oJ3ObI1PuGI/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/10/happy-halloween/ Do you remember when you were a kid around Halloween? You were so excited you could barely contain yourself. Not only did it  mean dressing up as someone  or something completely different, but it also meant lots and lots of candy. Excitement hung in the air as you prowled the neighborhood ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/bf_nQcpIAM8/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/10/halloween-fun/ Little Man was down for the count last weekend with a fever of about 102. I don't think it was H1N1 since he didn't have a severe cough.  The only symptom that showed up was nasal congestion that has lingered, which made Little Man look droopy for days. My husband and ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/E9VugSJYhdY/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/10/holding-my-breath-tha-no-one-else-gets-sick/ It's good to have neighbors, isn't it? Today my neighbor across the street, Jean, did me a big favor. I was in Ann Arbor for my daughter's physical therapy. Afterward I had enough time before Little Man got home from school that I could take a few minutes to run ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/6s9QDtbREpU/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/10/good-neighbors/ Don't you just love it when you have a day when things just seem to go well? Today was one of those days for me. Oh, there were hiccups. Littlest One still pulled Little Miss Throwsafit's hair. A lot. He also had a crying fit. But on the whole, today ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/5_e_8LXrGUc/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/10/five-good-things/ So, my youngest son is a crier. Have I ever told you that? When he is unhappy he lets us know by wailing. Monday was one of those days when he cried about everything. He asked for a drink and no matter what I offered him he cried. When asked ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/AaDO7MJbJBM/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/09/the-frozen-food-section-never-looked-so-good/ Just about an hour ago, I walked into the living room, saw my daughter sitting on the couch watching Noggin and I thought, "oh my gosh, she's got to get to bed." Then I looked at the clock on the stove. It was 7:39pm.  It wasn't even 8:00pm but to ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/fyGx0k2OCVg/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/09/it-feels-much-later-than-what-it-is/ The only problem with having a Great Dane for a pet is that when she wants to be petted, she'll be petted. For example, while I was sitting here at my desk writing, she came up and put her face in my face. As try as I might, I could ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UpNorthMommy/~3/Cn8h2p7YYdI/ http://www.upnorthmommy.com/2009/09/the-only-problem-with-having-a-great-dane/