A Little Hard Work Never Hurt Anyone
A theme I keep coming back to in this blog is the disconnect between my work ethic and the boys'. I am a workaholic. Plain and simple, I'd rather be pursuing a task than sitting still. The older I get, the more I want to be completing things. Don't tell the boys, but...
Dreamfield Pasta Review
Remember the pasta test we did a few weeks ago? It was fun! As a result of that post, I was contacted by Meredith of McDowell & Piasecki, asking if we'd like to try out a brand I'd not heard of before: DreamFields Pasta. It turns out that Dreamfields is carried by...
FFYF: Sunny Days Edition
Hey! It's Friday again. Time for some fun, don't you think? Today everyone at Earnest Parenting is enjoying a sunny day with weather that's not fantastically hot and sticky. Yay! We're focusing on chickens here as we get ready for the county fair coming up soon. I...
Tweaking the Plan Can Reduce Parental Stress
There are a lot of things that mystify me when it comes to my boys; the need to destroy-ahhh, I mean disassemble everything they touch, the constant violence, persistent bathroom humor...ugh. The biggest difficulty has been our differences regarding work. I think work...
FFYF: Beach Fun Edition
Good Friday, Internets! For todays Fun For Your Friday edition, I'm enjoying a slightly cooler day and a cute picture of the boys at the beach last summer. Or was it the summer before? I forget. Guess we'd better get to more beaches this year, eh? Welcome to the July...
How To Be Happy, Part 3
The third rule that Hubby and I live by is "blessings are undeserved". Now, I know that this explanation is not going to sit well with everyone who reads this post. No problem! You are most welcome to disagree with me; however this is how we choose to live. So....
How To Be Happy, Part 2
To continue what TechnoBoy and I discussed about being happy, the second rule is to hold lightly to the good things in life. What I mean by that is that at any time, life can be turned completely upside down. Just because we have a nice house doesn't mean that will be...
FFYF: Holiday Weekend 2010 Edition
Happy almost 4th of July, Internets! It's a beautiful weekend here in the land of Earnest Parenting, we're looking at sunny days and time with family celebrating America's birthday. My smile for this Fun For Your Friday is this: a special thank you to all the soldiers...
How To Be Happy, Part One
TechnoBoy and I were talking about happiness the other day, and he made an interesting comment to the effect of, "If I were born a prince, then my life would be perfect." I disagreed, explaining that while there are advantages to being a prince such as being wealthy,...
FFYF: Matching Socks Edition
I have wonderful news, Internets!! I am officially wearing matching socks. See? Because of the knee injury and resulting blood clot, I spent much of the past four months wearing a "compression sock". This is a knee-high very snug (and uncomfortable!) creation that is...