Posted in Challenges, Miscellaneous on May 22nd, 2011
Screen Shutoff Day is not a new concept, but it’s one I’m going to be embracing starting the week of May 29. Initially, I wanted to take away the TV for the entire summer break and severely limit other screen time, such as computers, Leapsters and phones. Then I realized that to ban the kids [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 12th, 2011
Yesterday I talked about my plans for the kids over summer break. One of my ideas is to make up some goals for them to work toward, mainly life skills that they need to know. My main goals for the boys are for them to learn to tie their shoes and ride their bikes without [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 11th, 2011
Let me preface this post with the acknowledgement that I love my kids dearly. Seriously. I love spending time with them, I love having them around me and they bring me a great deal of joy. However. I’ve gotten used to this whole being-at-home-by-myself routine and I must say, I’m quite productive while the kids [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Aug 28th, 2010
This week was the kids’ first one back in school. The transition from a rather unscheduled summer to a highly scheduled school year has gone much more seamlessly than I anticipated. For the first time ever, I have mixed feelings about school being in session once again. Typically I hate it because I love having [...]
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 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 Miscellaneous on Apr 12th, 2010
My tweens are already daydreaming about being able to sleep-in during their summer vacation. This, of course, led to a discussion over how late they’d be able to stay up once school is finished. “I think we should be able to stay up until at least 11:00,” Andie emphatically told me. I stared at her. [...]
