I’m taking down the Christmas decorations today—ALL OF THEM. Possibly even the ones I see in public, because I am all done with Christmas. I am usually the first to have my decorations up and be playing the music and planning the magic. But, this year was different. In the guise of compromise and fairness, [...]

In Fairytale Land, there is always a Princess. She is with me 100% of the time. There are also 3 other children in Fairytale Land, The Heir Apparent (15), Her Royal Highness (13) and the Little Man (5). There exists an arrangement amongst the population of Fairytale Land whereby the 3 aforementioned children visit every [...]

The holiday season generally means mass chaos around Fairy Tale Land. We never have enough time to complete that incredibly daunting to do list and the list grows longer every year. Last year I didn’t even have time to bake cookies. It was a crazy year, but this year I have a plan. First, I’m [...]

Admittedly, I created a problem for myself.  I tend to over commit to everything.  I so badly want to be involved in all of the activities the princess wants to do.  I want to be there for Girl Scouts and dance, and I would love to be the room mom at school. But, the reality [...]

The memories I have of childhood at this point, are all a little fuzzy, except for the trips that we took as a family. I remember the St Louis Gateway arch, Disney World, the trip through Yellowstone, and many others. Those are some of the clearest and fondest memories of my childhood. I remember the [...]

Things in Fairy Tale Land have been a little different as of late. The pirate hasn’t been able to find work since he arrived in Fairy Tale Land over 2 years ago. And, the Fairy lost his job about 6 months ago. This all happened at the same time that the Pirate lost all of [...]