Posted in Miscellaneous on May 25th, 2010
The kids are all officially done with school now, as of today. Here’s the rundown so far: Logan, who finished school on Friday, had his first day at the Boys & Girls Club today. While I was traumatized by the whole prospect of leaving him there alone, pretty much defenseless, he barely said “goodbye” to [...]
Posted in Humor on May 23rd, 2010
While I was gone on another training trip this weekend, the kids’ dad, Glen, took them out for cheeseburgers. “Dad, look at this,” said 6-year-old Logan, as he pulled sesame seeds off the top of his bun. “I’m picking the seeds off of my cheeseburger so I can plant them and grow more cheeseburgers!”
Posted in Miscellaneous, Photos on May 22nd, 2010
“What happened?” I asked Cody, after reading the above paper. “I just couldn’t hold it in any longer!” he told me.
Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on May 21st, 2010
I just found this among my many saved drafts from November 2008, when Logan was still in preschool. Now, a year and a half later, it’s a precious memory, rather than a complaint/reflection. The days Logan isn’t in school, he follows me pretty much everywhere, all day, and never stops talking. If I’m working in [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 20th, 2010
is tomorrow. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was lamenting the fact that he was starting kindergarten and now he’s just about finished. It’s such an overused expression, but time really does go by way too fast. I remember being jealous of my friends whose kids were in school all day. I [...]
Posted in Guest Bloggers on May 18th, 2010
NOTE: Today is Guest Blogger Day in the Blogathon, so today my guest blogger is Rachel Vidoni from East Coast Musings. You can find me over on Rachel’s blog with my post, “Germophobe Confessions.” I’m always in awe of parents who have the patience of Job—ones who have the ability to not only provide discipline [...]
Posted in Discussion of the day, Miscellaneous, Parenting methods on May 17th, 2010
As I’ve said before, parenting is a highly volatile issue. It’s so easy to be judgmental of other parents and the way they choose to raise their children. Everything from discipline to baby care to sleep habits is subject to criticism. Most of us think the way we do things is the best and when [...]
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Miscellaneous on May 14th, 2010
I’m sitting here with 8-year-old Sydney Wambach, a second grader in Fargo, ND, and we’re going to do a little interview for today’s post. Me: What’s your favorite part of school? Sydney: Art, because I love to draw. Me: What are you looking forward to most this summer? Sydney: Camping at Storybook Land. Me: Do [...]
Tonight was my daughters’ Middle School Spring Concert. All the hours of hard work, practice and driving everyone crazy at times this year paid off for Andrea. Out of all the 6th-8th graders, my 6th grader was awarded the single “Most Improved” certificate for the band at the end of the night. I’m so proud [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Photos on May 12th, 2010
A baby laugh is one of the best sights and sounds in the world, so I have to share this picture of my 3-month-old niece, Ally.
