So do you want to live on the street in a cardboard box?

So my 5 year old daughter said this past week "I wish I didn't have parents" this after my husband and I informed her she must clean her room or no friends over.

My husband dealt with the comment.

"so do you want to live on the street in a cardboard box…do you?" (harsh but effective)

My thought "was let me pack your bags… little girl" Since 5 so I kept it to myself..

She said "No" then she back down..

Later I thought about her original statements was I don't want to have parents instead of the "I wish you were not my parents" that I am sure we will hear from her mouth when she is 16…

..see up side.

High Schools Plays Break a Leg !

This past week I took my son to see a local high school play. Les Misérables he loved it. When I asked him would he like to be in a play he said" sure Mommy but not that one because some of the langue was in appropriate". 
But about the play, Abington High School is very lucky to have an extremely gift drama club. One of the leading men goes to Juilliard and many of they other male actors sing with the Keystone State Boys Choir and recently returned from a trip sing in Antarctica and Chile. Another local option is the middle schools, this past fall I took my son to see the middle school play " The Miracle Worker" and it was very well done, and they tend to be more age appropriate for younger kids.

 The benefits local theater 1. Cost 2. Expose you and your kids to the arts take them while they are young the will always love going. (My husband was not exposed as a child and I have to drag him to go with me) where as my son is an excellent date and he loves to go with me.

So now that school play season is upon us . If you don't live near Broadway, I would highly recommending trying them out the next American idol might be in your local high school.

No I don’t live a Norman Rockwell Life

This past weekend we took the kids to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the King Prussia Mall, PA. It is a interactive walk through show. That is a great for the kids, because it is Ok to touch. It starts with a 4 ½ minute video explain the artist. They you can walk through the painter most famous covers from the Saturday Evening Post. There are full size cars the kids can sit in and a soda shop fountain where you can sit next to Rockwell's famous patrons. My kids loved the real vintage phones set up with a switch board. My kids spent time calling each other. When we reached the my kids want to go back in and play some more. I loved the fact that it was a local mall bring art to the masses. The cost was 5.00 for adults and free for kids under 12. So a deal to boot. If you live in the Philly this is worth an hour well spent.

So if you are in PA  check out The most beloved characters and scenes of Norman Rockwell's portfolio are brought into three dimensions on the Lower Level of King Prussia Mall -The Plaza (near Rite Aid) October 29th - March 14th.