Stephanie Newton Books

Me: Sorry if I’ve been a little cranky. Between my shoulder hurting and this deadline I’ve been feeling a little grumpy.
Daughter: Don’t forget you had PMS last week, too.
Me: Yeah, thanks. We wouldn’t want to forget that.

Me: Bad things about having teenage daughters…They steal your lip gloss, use it all, then give it back.
13 yr old daughter: That’s not true! I never gave it back to you!

From #2 child: When did you learn to speak Spanish, Mom?
Yep, you guessed it. One of the joys of homeschooling is that you learn what they learn. So, I speak French, but am taking Spanish 1 for the second time. Gotta love it.

I spent my vacation week at the beach with my entire family, including my three little nieces.  They’re so cute. The 5 year old is still filled with the wonder of the world, bugs and frogs and bunny rabbits.  The 3 year old makes jokes that only she understands, but we all laugh because she’s [...]

My dad has two daughters. My sister has three daughters. A fact that my dad thinks is hilarious since he is still paying for our weddings and I’ve been married nearly twenty years, my sister nearly ten. I have a daughter too, and I’m already working on her. “Don’t you think a small family wedding [...]