by Amy LeForge | Apr 29, 2009 | Parenting
I love my boys. Really! I do. But sheesh there are days they drive me nuts. The big issue of late is picking things up. In my fantasy world, they put toys and books and gum wrappers away as soon as they’re done. That? Major fantasy. So yesterday I tried out a...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 28, 2009 | Personal/Personal Growth
People who’ve known me a long time will be shocked at this next statement. I took the boys downhill skiing last Thursday. No really! I did!! I even skied with them on the slopes. We were invited by our neighbors to join a their school field trip (they teach at a...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 8, 2009 | Parenting
My weekly post at GNMParents (now ForeverParenting) is about how the boys tend to think alike. And act alike. And do the same things over and over again. Sometimes it’s funny, other time’s it’s frustrating. There are already some great comments on...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 20, 2008 | Home Schooling
Just yelled my head off and sent all the boys to their rooms. It started this morning when I was fetching dirty laundry and asked The Mercenary to bring any stray clothes down to my room so I could sort and wash them. (Note that I do all the washing, drying, and...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 21, 2008 | Home Schooling
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...
