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In Which TechnoBoy Tries to One Up Me

The older boys have been a lot more independent with their school schedule this year. Today there was a bit more computer-game-playing happening than I liked, so I called them on it. Me: Have you done your Spanish lesson yet? TechnoBoy: No…I’ll do it now....

Quote of the Day 9-4-08

“Mom has supersonic hearing.” TechnoBoy, explaining to The Mercenary how I heard their conversation from another room. (Editor’s note: YESSSSSSS! I have arrived!) Earnest Parenting: help for supersonic moms. Image courtesy of keela84 via Creative...

Hot Tip for Getting Sand Out of a Child’s Hair

Use a vacuum cleaner. Seriously. UPDATE: I do not recommend using this technique on children with long hair. Per our discussion in the comments I tried it on my own hair and the vacuum caused my hair to tangle very quickly. It worked beautifully on the boys’...

Quote of the Day 6-10-2008

TechnoBoy and The Mercenary were discussing the fact that the neighbor kids have a much nicer in-ground swimming pool as compared to our above ground temporary one, yet they don’t swim in it very often. My boys are in the pool daily, and The Mercenary commented...