Our third year of homeschooling has come and gone. I, like my student, am glad to see summer. Don’t get me wrong, homeschooling is very rewarding. You play the essential part in putting knowledge into your children’s brains. You see the ah hah! moments when the lightbulb suddenly switches on. You get to know yourContinue reading “School’s Out For The Summer — Musical Stylins re: School”
Category Archives: Everyday Life
Where the Wild Things Are
WELCOME SITSTAS!! I’m so stinkin’ happy for you to drop by here today! If there were a video camera recording me you’d see me floating on cloud 9…or at least doing the PeeWee Herman. I can’t wait to visit each of you and leave you some luvin’. I’m sure my hubby and girls are thrilled about theContinue reading “Where the Wild Things Are”
Train Up A Child… (Should we teach our children to fake drink?)
I read the blog, Teens Today With Vanessa VanPetten. The topics she writes on are pretty interesting and as a parent you can’t stay too informed. Today her post was Teaching Your Teen How To Drink. Obviously that title is meant to draw your attention. And maybe shock you for a second or two. SheContinue reading “Train Up A Child… (Should we teach our children to fake drink?)”
Ode to my mom
Weeks back there was a contest on a blog I read to write a Haiku about your mother. I thought long and hard and this is what I came up with: We’re a lot alike Cleaning anything with spit Spitting images I can’t believe I didn’t win. For the record, I lied. But I thoughtContinue reading “Ode to my mom”
Mother’s Day Present, Continued
What I got this year for Mother’s Day was better than what I had thought I might like. I was thinking I might get a massage. Breakfast in bed. A night at a fancy hotel all by myself with room service free movies and no alarm clocks or screaming hungry kids to wake me up. BUTContinue reading “Mother’s Day Present, Continued”
My Mother’s Day Present
I’m not too picky when it comes to Mother’s Day presents. Gifts don’t matter to me as much as service does around this time of year. I must say though that last year a gift mattered a whole lot and I went so far as to aggressively hint to Du about what I wanted. IContinue reading “My Mother’s Day Present”
Not So SAHM 