Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
I realize it is in the middle of the summer holidays, but that is it….we are in the MIDDLE of the summer holidays and that means that it is that much closer to getting these now feral children organized and ready for school in the fall. Civilization has pretty much crumbled around here. It is […]
It was quite the emotional day and we STILL have one more day of school to go. However, they held their final assembly at the kids school today, and since Adam was playing in the band AND they were both singing, mom and I decided to attend. What made the assembly especially poignant was that […]
Despite the controversy and the big unknowns when it comes to the true effect on our brains that living in an electronic soup has, I firmly believe in technology and that our children need to understand and be comfortable with the developments in tech and a technological lifestyle. Not all kids come from families […]
It is getting down to the wire now. We don’t want to buy anything more, so if it ain’t bought, they ain’t gettin it right!!! My house is a clean as it is probably going to get. The lights are up. The tree is not dead. The wrap is ready but not yet […]
With school starting this week, the internet is awash with back to school articles. One article I saw was talking about the problem of too much time with gadgets vs schoolwork and physical activity. Granted, the fall and winter months, getting the kids outside gets tougher, but right now I am pretty happy with the […]
The back to school season is filled with much trepidation and excitement. We are totally focused on making sure our kids are prepared for school in way we can think about. New shoes, new bags, summer reading and so on all fill our minds and the school days draw closer. ONE thing we don’t like […]
This is for all you parenting “experts” out there. I was WONDERING when I would get a call. I had been quite bemused in the fall, when Caitlyn told me that her her BFF and her MORTAL ENEMY were being ‘counselled’ on whey they were having trouble getting along. I thought it was a […]
September has been a bit of an odd month so far. This past week was the first full week of school for the kids and it has been a bit of a non event for them both. They both returned to the same teachers and classrooms from last year and just a few kids were […]
As your kids hit school age, you start to really see them for the people they are and who they will be. You also fret a lot. You worry about them making friends, fitting in, doing well at school, the list goes on. When the kids get through kindergarten their world starts to separate more […]
