Morning,
One of my lists sent off this superb parenting tip:
“Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don’t put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents […] Continue Reading…

Morning,
The good news is that I’m breathing.
The bad news is that I’m ‘way sick with allergies or a cold. Hopefully allergies…I really don’t have time for a cold […] Continue Reading…

Well!
After this morning’s excitement (which I’ll post at a later time), I decided to buckle down and create a most useful tool for myself - a custom search engine […] Continue Reading…

Morning,
Life is truly joyous when you are awakened at 2am by your spouse or kids and no matter how hard you try, your sleeping ability laughs hysterically at you as it chortles in the […] Continue Reading…

One of the best benefits for raising kids with an academic focus is how they approach carrot-and-stick thingees like ‘free homework passes’.
One of my kids came home from school […] Continue Reading…

Need to pump iron, but you’re deskbound at the office?
One effective way to arm curl is to use your briefcase or your backpack as the weight you lift! […] Continue Reading…

Morning,
One of the best things my kids and I do as a family is take karate together.   Not only does it help speed/coordination/self-defense/etc., it also provides an atmosphere […] Continue Reading…

Well!
As you might remember, over the weekend the hubby and I started clearing out the garage for our town’s heavy item dropoff day.
Why stop there? This morning, we […] Continue Reading…

Morning,
Well! Today I weigh 140 instead of what I weighed yesterday, which was 135. Ain’t life grand?
Actually, however, I’m not worried about it […] Continue Reading…

So!
Today is the day my karate dojo gives a performance for various communities. While neither I nor my kids are on the demo teams (yet!), we’ve been faithfully […] Continue Reading…