What’s the Point of This Blog?
So I'm here at SOBCon08 learning about the art of business blogging, and the challenge this morning was to come up with a statement in ten words or less that tells what I do. Here's what I came up with: I help parents solve discipline problems and build loving homes....
New Digs
Hey everyone, what do you think? I'm really pleased....LOVE my new site design. I was really blessed to work with people who were just awesome. Great designers and artists helped make all the elements come together; and kept me on track when the indecisiveness was...
4 Things About Me
Sorta. Actually there are waaaaaay more than four. 🙂 Robert at Reason 4 Smile tagged me for a meme. It's been a while since I did one, and today seemed like a nice day for a game, so here goes. 4 jobs I have had: barn cleaner waitress teacher bookkeeper 4 movies I...
Piano Lessons
I started taking piano lessons when I was in the first grade, and intended to start the older boys fairly young as well. As it turned out, the activities we had were enough and I didn’t get started on piano. Last year, things were going better so I thought it was time...
Take Your Kid to Work Day
Today is National Take Your Daughter or Son to Work Day. Or maybe it's Son or Daughter....I forget. Anyway, it's take them to work day, so Hubby took the older boys this morning and off they went. His employer has a program for them in the morning, then they're going...
One Of Those Moments
Hey, I've got a happy thought for you, Internets! Today in grammar the older boys were asked to recite a list of prepositions that we'd all memorized a while back. Since none of us had looked at it in weeks, I suggested taking some time to review individually....
Why I Want To Go To SOBCon08
Hello Internets. Slightly off-topic post here, but with a purpose. I'm writing today about a blogging conference called SOBCon08 which is put together by some of the top bloggers in the world and coming up in a few weeks. Lisa Sabin-Wilson, a blog designer and...
The State of the Relationship
I’m going to be honest, my relationship with the older boys has not always been easy. There are certain aspects of their collective personality that either clash with mine or at the very least are completely incomprehensible to me. Is this their fault? Nope. Mine? No,...
A Force Shield of Love
Sometimes when I'm kissing the younger boys they like to tease and protest, telling me "I'm wiping your kiss off". I always tell them, "It's too late, it already soaked in to your bones." Today I had The Manager pinned to the floor and I was kissing him all over his...
Love and Logic: Is It Easy to Implement?
Yes.....and no. I think very very highly of the techniques and aspire to use them consistently and successfully in my parenting. At face value the principals are easy to understand and the techniques are easy to follow. At the same time, there's work involved. For me...