The Motivated Learner
Edan might have fractured his wrist yesterday. I am taking him to the doctor just to make sure. He was jumping off our backyard swing…
Author: Joy T Mendoza
Four Weeks As a REAL Housewife
I get it now. Being a home maker is backbreaking work. I mean, a homemaker in North America. By the end of the day, my…
Forty Years From Now
I watched them embrace one another, old friends…people my dad referred to as “antique” friends, which could have been interpreted as politically incorrect. However, both…
Birthday Blessings
I turn 38 this week. Hoowee. That sounds old. It’s hard to believe I am almost 40! Edric asked me what I wanted for my…
Family Time in Disney and Universal
This was the first time our kids went to Disneyland and Universal Studios. They had a blast. I pushed the stroller around and waited during…
Surrender And Wait
If there is a tech-lover and computer savant in our family, it is Elijah, our eldest. At eleven years old he understands programming and code,…
What Dog Are You Feeding?
I blew it in the car, on the way to a Christmas dinner with friends. Edric didn’t remember a discussion and agreement we had and…
“American Dream” Vacation Week 1
The highlights… The kids have to take care of themselves, especially when it comes to eating. If they don’t eat, they go hungry. Even little…
Eating Issues?
Is it a challenge to inspire your kids to eat? Are you running out of ideas that are healthy and reasonably simple to prepare? I…
A Long Way to Get Away
We made it in 7 complete pieces. After 15 or so hours of traveling, Edric, our five children and I found ourselves standing outside the…
Respond With Grace
It’s unusual for our driver not to pick up our calls. However, last night, after a dinner in Tao Yuan, Resorts World, he was unreachable….
We Are Brothers
When I shop for my kids, I like to get them matching outfits. It’s easier when you have to buy clothes for five kids. Plus,…
