Cathy C. Bennett's Blog – February 2012 Archive (6)

How many of you remember that classic “Sammy Davis, Jr.” song THE CANDY MAN?

If you do, you know that it has a very catchy tune and happy lyrics … (come on sing along….)

Who can take a sunrise (who can take a sunrise)

Sprinkle it with dew (sprinkle it with dew)

Cover it with choc’late and a miracle or two

The Candy Man (the Candy Man)

Oh, the Candy Man can (the Candy Man can)

The Candy Man…

Love those Monday holidays. On Sunday nights though, I usually pack "way too much" enthusiasm into them. I try to stay up much later than normal, consume more junk food than I should as I flip channels and curse the television networks for putting absolutely NOTHING worthwhile on TV. I mean “come-on”, with most of…

Harley EATS grass!

Harley ENJOYS eating grass!

Harley EATS grass REGULARLY!

I don’t know about you, but I remember being told that “dogs eat grass because they’re ill, and it makes them vomit, then they feel better.” Never made much sense to me, but then I didn’t own a dog back then either.

Harley comes along, and somewhere between his second summer season and Leo’s arrival in the fall, he…

When your child starts school  – especially pre-school, or kindergarten, you “live” to hear the teacher tell you that little Jason “really knows his colors” or Samantha “can count all the way to 10!” This will go on until your child is able to articulate their own activities, adventures, pitfalls, and whether or not they ate their lunch.

Believe it or not, if you take a four legged child to “doggie daycare” you secretly want to know pretty much the…

I should have known something was “up” when I saw Leo and Harley talking in the living room on Saturday…..

Who knew this weekend, as most of America was gearing up for “Super Bowl XLVI”, the boys were gearing up for the …

So as I watched “Manning” and those…

The boys are STILL going to camp! I know, I know, I remember my original plan, and I remember what I said: “once Leo becomes a year old, we will probably stop”, then after his birthday, I said “I’ll probably wait until Leo’s closer to two years old, and then leave them home more.”…