Posted in Miscellaneous on Mar 18th, 2011
Let me preface this post with the following back story: The kids were out shopping with their dad around Thanksgiving time and Logan saw something that caught his attention and held it for months. He came home all excited to tell me about the Bigfoot toy he saw at the store. “It costs $100!” he [...]
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Tips on Feb 2nd, 2011
Today I’m thrilled to have Leah Ingram, author of “Toss, Keep, Sell!” as a guest blogger. Leah, one of my cyber-writer-friends, saw my post on timers a couple weeks ago and knew right away that this excerpt from her book would be perfect for my blog. Congratulations to Leah on her new project! Your Timer [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Tips on Jan 19th, 2011
We have roughly five timers strewn around the house. The kids and I use them constantly. When one of the kids asks if he or she can play on the computer, I automatically respond, “Yes, but set the timer for 30 minutes.” At the best of times, I get so wrapped up in my own [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 3rd, 2010
Logan seems to have entered a new phase of destruction. When he was a toddler, it was flushing utensils, toys and other unidentified items down the toilet. When he was 3, he somehow managed, in the space of just minutes, to swipe and lose my engagement and wedding band set (to this day I haven’t [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 27th, 2010
I’m getting tired. It’s really hard to think of something to blog about EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Rain or shine. Feel like blogging or not. Dead tired or jacked up. Last night, I fell asleep on the couch in the middle of writing my blog post and didn’t wake up for another couple hours. Still, as [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 26th, 2010
Sometime before 7:30: Logan, as usual, woke up long before everyone else, despite his very late descent into dreamland. I knew this foreshadowed no good for later. 9:15 a.m.: The kids and I pulled out of the yard and headed to town. 10:00 a.m.: I left a nervous Andie and carefree boys at the Boys [...]
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 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 Holidays on May 9th, 2010
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts and those who fill the role of mom to people in their lives. I’m sitting here in my bedroom, watching TV, surfing the internet, playing mindless computer games and catching up on my magazines, while my children are keeping themselves occupied elsewhere. I told them they’re [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 6th, 2010
My family of origin would never in a gazillion years say, “I love you” to each other. We rarely hug as adults, and certainly never did as kids. Of course I love my sisters, dearly, but could I ever tell them that? Not in this lifetime. Honestly, it makes me sad that I can’t. It [...]
