by Amy LeForge | Aug 27, 2008 | Humor
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’...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 25, 2008 | Thoughts from Amy
*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...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 18, 2008 | Thoughts from Amy
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...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 13, 2008 | Parenting
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...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 2, 2008 | Parenting
I’m curious…How well do your children get along? Do they love each other? Would they say that if you asked them? What would you say contributed to the state of their relationship today? I’ve got more thoughts on this, but I’m interested in your...
by Amy LeForge | Jul 31, 2008 | Toddlers
I rehearse situations in advance with my kids. Does that qualify me as a little batty? Never mind. Don’t answer that. Okay. So here’s what I do. Any time I notice that there’s an opportunity for the boys to make a bad decision, I outline briefly what the situation...
