The fierce snake is leashed. The school year came and went as fast as ever. This was the first year all three boys were in school. Because it was so monumental, I decided to memorialize the last day of school with a little celebration—a gift for a job well done! But as I was thinking and … [Read more...] about Remote Control Recycling
Motherhood
The Evolution of Family Game Time
It all started with Peek-a-boo. I repeatedly covered and uncovered my face with blankets and burp rags until one day, as drool trickled out of our firstborn’s smile, I realized family game time had been established! Peek-a-book gradually gave way to finger plays like Five Little … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Family Game Time
Rescue the Perishing
Avian Rehab Accommodations We live in a hunting community, where the pheasants are thicker than Alfred Hitchcock’s Birds. Dead, wild animals adorn the walls of nearly every home and commercial establishment within a 250 mile radius. Beasts with four feet, fins, or feathers are all considered … [Read more...] about Rescue the Perishing
Dearly Departed
What a ridiculous luxury—a portable DVD player. (Pfff!) I doubted I’d ever use one since I’d vowed long before I had children that I would never use the screen as a “baby sitter.” Never say never. Accurian Dual Screen Portable DVD Player (Accurian? Now there’s a name you know and … [Read more...] about Dearly Departed
A Stroke of Genius
Some days I feel like a total imposter, faking my way through everything. Hoping my kids don’t discover that they can probably school me in a timed race of multiplication facts. Coaching courtside, praying they don’t ask me to demonstrate a lay-up. Wishing I wasn’t the only willing pitcher. And … [Read more...] about A Stroke of Genius
Parental Prescription
On my book shelves I have no less than 10 parenting books, so I feel like I’ve read a lot about “good parenting.” Unfortunately, good parenting isn’t about what you know, it’ about what you do. Before you think I’m being self deprecating, let me tell you, I’ve tried a heap of all those … [Read more...] about Parental Prescription