The Season of Giving and How My Kids Surprised Me and Made Me Proud this Holiday

December 25, 2013

Joseph thought for a moment while chewing the pancakes that are our traditional weekend breakfasts. “I want a ladybug playground,” he started mentioning the terrarium where kids can raise real lady bugs, “but that’s from Santa. From everyone else, I want the Minecraft LEGO village and nether.”

“Okay,” I said, making a mental note. “What else?”

“That’s it,”…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.