parenting

“Of all animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.” Plato

This week I am reading Little House on the Prairie to the boys. It's the perfect ending to our year…

9 years ago

Running Away from it All: Yosemite Day One

Day One: You know we love a road trip. Today we did something wild and crazy. We left our children…

9 years ago

The Way Women are Portrayed at Arcades: This BUGS me!!!

Am I the only one annoyed by this? We try to be good parents. We monitor every single thing that…

9 years ago

“What delightful things we might do, were it not for Mrs. Harmon Andrews!”

Don't you wish we could all be as cool as JD? Do you see his pants? There's a granola bar…

9 years ago

One Simple Lesson That Brought Joy Back to My Life

We look super happy in this photo, didn't we? We were sort of happy, but we were stressed. Alan has…

9 years ago

13 Wonderful Things That Are Happening at Our Homeschool

I put this list together throughout this past week. Would you believe we only have 5 WEEKS of home schooling…

9 years ago

Super Easy Crock Pot Roast for the Life-is-Kicking-My-Tail Days!

In the great tradition of helping out new mothers, our friends Chris and Corinne brought over this roast, just after…

9 years ago

Ways to Use Brain Pop Jr. at Home School

Home schooling may be one of the greatest challenges I have taken on as a parent.   One of my…

9 years ago

Worst Mother Ever: Presentation Day

Thanks for the photo, Vanessa! I have been working all day to clean up. My in-laws are on their way!…

9 years ago

One Tough Seven-year-old

This week was my birthday. I did not have a good birthday. I had both a terrible and a wonderful…

9 years ago