Tag Archives: Spider-Man

Wearing the Latest in Monster Fashion

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #5 Halloween is coming! Show us what your kids will be wearing. When I saw this week’s prompts I knew immediately this was the one for me.  Any excuse to have his costume … Continue reading

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When Do I Tell My Child We’re Poor?

As many know, chronic illness often brings about chronic poverty.  My husband and I have been dealing with this since 2008, when I got laid off from work and found myself too sick to look for another position. We qualified … Continue reading

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For My Son On His 6th Birthday

Dear Tyler, I am already tearing up as I write this because of how drastically our lives have changed.  You have been through so much this year.  My hospitalization for two weeks when you told daddy you forgot what I … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: Halloween!

For the first time ever, I’d be willing to bet, school was closed on Halloween.  Due to the storm, some schools still didn’t have power and roads were still closed.  I’d also bet that it was the first time the … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: The Trip to the Big City

On Friday we took Tyler in to New York City for the first time.  If you want my take on it, you can go here.  This post is about how the trip went for Tyler.  We decided to go to … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: Birthday With Pictures!

Tyler’s fifth birthday (and LAST birthday extravaganza!) was this Saturday and a good time was had by all.  I was so scared that I would not get through it.  The day before, my fever was 100 degrees before I stopped … Continue reading

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For My Son on His 5th Birthday

Well, my darling, you have hit the “big 5!”  Today after school we will take you to Toys r Us to pick something out and we are going to have a cake, a small celebration, just the three of us, … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler! Wheel…Of…Fortune!

Having very little money, our family has been quite active this summer in our wonderful library’s programs.  Our library’s activities are so sought after, that people are constantly checking your ID to make sure you live in our town, it … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: Future Shock

(Usually this is the time where I write a light piece about something funny Tyler has said or done.  However, this time isnt it, so if you are looking to have a smile or a chuckle, you may want to … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: The Dada Artist

A couple of days ago Tyler had re-discovered one of his Spider-Man books patterned after a Where’s Waldo type of book.  He then became inspired to create his own Dada art by piling everything he had that was Spider-Man related … Continue reading

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