So I guess, the Christmas shopping season is “officially” underway. I don’t personally have an “official” start and have been known to pick up Christmas presents as early as April. But don’t let that fool you, I usually am still shopping the week before Christmas. I think my biggest gift giving quirk is that I...
Tag: parentings
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...
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...