By Elizabeth
on Thursday, March 17th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
A little snippet from last year I’d like to share: I asked my daughter to write down our grocery store list. She wrote down everything I said, drew a happy face and handed me the list. I looked at it and read the list out loud nodding at each item. Me: “milk – okay good, crooosant – good, medeecin – good, zip lok baggss – good, bnanananass – okay, got it, […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Thursday, March 10th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
Story time is a favorite activity at our house. We have so many wonderful books to choose from it’s hard to know what to pick. I wanted to share a list of books I really love to read with the kids. Some are all-time favorites, some celebrate diversity and others are just a darn good story. If you have little ones in your home, I hope this list is useful and you […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Thursday, March 10th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets 1 Comment
My daughter had an assignment to dress a paper bear up in fancy clothes and bring it back to school the next day because they had been reading the book Going on A Bear Hunt. I dropped her off for school with her completed pirate-princess-bear. She’s my oldest and the first to go to school in our family. I am always curious about what they do all day. At pick […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
Shout out to all you new Mom’s out there. I wrote this right after my daughter was born… You know when you get to go to the grocery store without your three small children? And you are holding up your frumpy pants with your finger through the belt buckle because you aren’t nine months pregnant any more? And you are standing in line and you smell the distinct odor of a […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Friday, February 19th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets 2 Comments
We got our cats years before any of our children joined the family. By the time our kids came into the picture, all three of our cats were geriatric. Last year we had the inevitable experience of saying good-bye for the first time. We came home from dinner one night to find Tigger, our sweetest cat, breathing heavily, drooling and lethargic. I scooped him up, left my husband with the […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets, Recipes No Comments
To say we love play dough is an understatement. We spend a significant amount of time making balls, snakes, hearts, snowmen, and gharial’s (not to be mistaken for a crocodile or an alligator). I like to make my own for many reasons. It reminds me of my childhood, it’s softer, it smells good and I know exactly what is in it. So if your thing is having organic ingredients […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Essays, Real Life Snippets No Comments
It’s been over a year since I gave birth to my youngest daughter and I haven’t lost any weight. It’s going to be a long road. While I am home taking care of my three adorable children, I dream about the day when I’ll be able to go to the gym. A little slice of me time. I spend many days playing with my kids in sweat pants or pajamas. […] Read More
By Elizabeth
on Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
My oldest child enthusiastically declares, “Six is the best ever for me!” while we’re in the bathroom styling a very specifically requested hair-do. “You think so?” I ask. She explains, “Well…2 was okay…umm 5 was okay… but… hum…” she pauses to really think about it then adds, “Yes! Six Is the best year I’ve ever lived so far Mom!” My hope for you: That you too are living your best […] Read More