• Case in Point…| Leave a Comment

    My 6 year old just locked my 2 year old in the bathroom. The screams were ferocious!
    Some urgencies are just that….Urgent!!

  • Dealing with Urgencies….| Leave a Comment

    Recently I read about some kind of management principle that said something to the effect of “don’t let the urgent damands of other people affect your time.”
    Okay, I agree. But it is obvious to me that the person saying that is working with an adult crowd rather than around kids. Adults can be [...]

  • Reading in School| Leave a Comment

    My daughter has set the lofty goal of reading 200 books this year. If she does it she can go to a special table
    at the end of the year book fair and get some “really cool prizes”.
    I think that is great! The kids actually have a goal with an incentive that they can [...]

  • The Joy of Being Mommy| Leave a Comment

    I walk out into my living room and my 2 year old says “Hi Mommy, I Love You” followed by a gigantic hug and lots of kisses. Not to be outdone, both of my other children follow suit and I am bombarded by hugs and kisses and “I Love You’s” by all three. [...]

  • What do Potato Bugs Eat?| 2 Comments

    My daughters have become obsessed with those roly-poly bugs. We always called them “potato bugs’ but apparently the real potato bugs are something different.
    I suppose it is a rite of childhood, collecting bugs and all. I remember doing it. I caught potato bugs and grasshoppers and put them in jars trying to [...]

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