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The Joy of Laughter

My weekly post at ForeverParenting is up.  🙂  I thought Giggles was a good thing to think about in the last minute hecticness (is that a word?) before Christmas. Is there anything more beautiful than hearing your child laugh? My favorite is when the boys start...

And On a Lighter Note…

I walked into the younger boys’ room  after bedtime to put a final toy away tonight when The Manager wanted to ask a question:  “Mom, when a skunk makes its toot, does it have to hold its nose?” That kid NEVER stops thinking. Earnest Parenting:...

Favorite Vacation Quotes

It went down the wrong end. Captain Earthquake, explaining a coughing fit during lunch. Do I need to rev it up? The Mercenary, taking a photo with the digital camera after getting used to the 35mm. HHhhhhAAAAaaaaaaa! TechnoBoy, coming up out of the water after...

Singing the Jeopardy Theme Song

Humorous parenting helps me keep my sanity. With the passing of Merv Griffin, I was reminded of a cute story from a few months ago.  The boys were dawdling over every task….schoolwork….meals…..chores, and I was having difficulty maintaining my cool...

Fine Toothed Comb

Yesterday The Mercenary was hoping to earn some extra money, so I mentioned that I’d pay fifty cents if he’d clean out the van.  It wasn’t much later that he informed me that the job was complete.  I asked the standard question:  “Will I think...