Category Archives: Child care

It’s the Week Before Christmas…

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

And all through our home…the boys, oh, the boys…how they run, how they roam! Our family is unique in many ways. One of those ways is that both my husband and our son own UPS Stores. My husband’s is in … Continue reading →

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Ernie’s Escapades ~ A Washed Up Life

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

It’s been 4 weeks since I told you about my adventures in a business hotel with children. And though walking through a business hotel straddling a child on each hip with one of them being half-naked was quite an adventure, … Continue reading →

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A Business Hotel With Children or Things You Never Do…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

In my 60 years on this planet (not that I’ve lived on any others), I have learned a few important rules. A few things that you never do… Never swallow your gum or you’ll have to have your appendix out. … Continue reading →

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For Just Two Days of Christmas Four Grandsons Come to Me…

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

Disney may be the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’, but Christmas would have to be the ‘Happiest Day on Earth’.  A busy time for families, we are often having to stop ourselves to remember not just what, but Who we are … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Babysitting…

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

In the latter part of the 20th century, I was a babysitter. Back then we weren’t called “nannies” just “babysitters.” While consistently watching 2 extra babies and, occasionally, 4 extra babies, added to the 3 that were mine; I rarely … Continue reading →

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