The Schedule That Seems to be Working
I'm writing this at 4:30 in the afternoon, with school just finished about ten minutes ago. The morning went beautifully. We all got up around 8, had some playtime and ate breakfast and started school a bit after 9. The younger boys were done by ten, and the older...
Third Week of School Pt. 2
Okay, when last I wrote I mentioned that I'd gotten locked into a power struggle with The Manager on Thursday morning. Basically what happened was I started the day explaining to the younger boys that we were going to do our lessons in two blocks. Immediately after...
Third Week of School, pt.1
Tomorrow is the last day of the third week of school. Last year at this time, I posted about some battles that I was having with the boys. Some time later, a group of women who disagree with me on some basic parenting philosophies found the post and spent a few days...
Curiosity Shocked the Boy
Shortly after waking this morning I retired to the bathroom office, as is my custom. I'd just gotten out my magazine and started reading when the silence was shattered by a shrieking noise, followed by a loud thud. Then silence. I knew what had happened and was...
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 Commons license, some...
September Stress Reducers
Welcome to September, Internets! How are you? Did August treat you well? I myself can't answer that question because I'm still not sure where August went. I'm certain it was just July last week. So, how has everyone been feeling lately? Me...I've been a little...
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' short...
Why Remote Supervision of a Novice Chef is a BAD Idea* **
*Alternate title: 4 Assumptions that led to disaster in the kitchen. **Alternate alternate title: You know what they say about assumptions, don't you? I was deeply engrossed in a project today. Deeply. Engrossed. You see, the plan I'm following for the boys' schooling...
Have You Honked at Your Children Lately?
We've had a surprising number of groups of Canada Geese flying overhead the past few days and boy are they noisy. It's amazing how much honking they do as they fly. Conventional wisdom is that they're encouraging the leader to keep going. Just for kicks I looked it...
3 Things To Help Kids Get Along
Hulloooooooo, Internets! Have you missed me? I've missed you! The last week and a half have been a bit all-consuming, but I'm getting caught up now and hope to get back to my regularly scheduled activities soon. 🙂 So. I asked you about how well your kiddos get along...