*Thank Goodness Tomorrow’s Friday 7:00 AM Kids awake (Ty and Mia with stuffy noses cranky and whiney) 7:10 AM Ty throws a major fit because I won’t let him wear his favorite pants from Korea which carries over into breakfast where he can’t find anything to eat. 8:03-8:23 AM We listen to Ty whine and […]
Category Archives: Parenting
Gold!
Two years ago, I listened to a presentation by Renee Swope on Mining for Gold in the Heart of Your Child at a Hearts At Home conference. It was all about focusing less on our children’s faults and more on the “gold” in their hearts, lives, days, etc. Although I have acknowledged the larger nuggets […]
Brilliance
I’m in love with creative and imaginative decorating/storage ideas. I mean I have two curtain rods in my kitchen displaying oodles of artwork. Now I just have to find a wall for this brillant idea that I found at the Goody Blog. It uses rain gutters for book shelves. I bet you could even use […]
It's the most wonderful time of the year…
Oops. Did I say type that out loud? Anyone remember that Staples commercial from a couple years ago? The women singing that song while gleefully flinging school supplies into her basket? Moving on. We are officially back into the school swing of things. PJ had a half day yesterday and his first full day today. Mia […]
"Fathers" Day?
I don’t know what took me so long to realize this, but on Sunday, as we were “celebrating” Father’s Day, I came to an odd realization that I wish I had realized when I was but a wee lad. Ready for it….. wait…. wait…. ok… here it is……Father’s day is not about celebrating father dearest! […]
On Car Seats
I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve been called a car seat “nazi.” Would you believe one of my goals in life is to become a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician? Anyway, I came across the following post this morning, and it’s the best I’ve ever read. All of the things I lecture about written in […]