The Last Lecture
You may have heard of Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who gave a lecture on realizing your childhood dreams last fall. Pausch is dying of pancreatic cancer, and this was the last lecture he gave. I'm not normally willing to sit and watch a...
What Do You Teach Your Kids About Guns?
A boy in a nearby town was accidentally shot and killed by his best friend this weekend. The exact details are unknown right now, but it's still so sad. The boy who died was 14, and his best friend is 15. According to the news stories, authorities are assuming that...
The Salad Discussion
Do your kids eat salad? Mine tend to avoid it, although I have noticed recently that they’re willing to try it a bit more. If I could go back in time and do it over, I would have introduced salad to them much much earlier. I did focus quite a bit on vegetables, in...
Counting Some Blessings
On a more uplifting note, the following cute boy stories happened this week. 1. After the whole "drink your milk" argument yesterday I was giving the Captain hugs and kisses. When I thought he'd been sufficiently loved and affected I suggested that I should go kiss...
Controlling My Control Freak
Well, it looks like the boys survived me today. I wasn't in a bad mood, but man! The control freak in me was very....controlling. Captain Earthquake lost his very first tooth (at 5! Is that too young? And it looks like there's still something there where is tooth was....
Quote of the Day 4-3-2008
Hubby: "Ughhh! He is EXACTLY like I was as a kid." Earnest Parenting: help for parents suffering from the Parents' Curse.
Apparently, He’s in an Awkward Phase
I love The Mercenary with all my heart. I do. And he really is a sweet boy. Honest. Ask his grandparents. That said, he can be a bull in a china shop some days. Here are a few choice quotes: "This is a waste of time."We'd listened to the history lesson and when the...
When You Get Stuck in a Power Struggle
Sigh. Captain Earthquake didn't have a very pleasant evening on Monday. When we got up that morning it was cold and raining. Unfortunately, it was the first day of soccer practice and the first thing the older boys had to say was how awful it would be to have to play...
Happiness Is…
Have you ever seen the book called Happiness Is A Warm Puppy by Charles Schultz? I have an old beat-up copy from my childhood that I treasure. I was thinking about that phrase this week and started a list of things that complete it. You know. Just for fun, not deep...
The Intellectual Stylings of 5 Year Olds
Internets, I bring you: The Dried Snot Conversation. Captain Earthquake: See that? That's dried snot on my nose. The Manager: Where? Oh, that? Yes, that's dried snot. CE: When I have dried snot on my nose, I use my finger and pick it off. TM: Me too. But it really...