I made a little dessert to take to a friend’s house for Halloween night. It was very, very, very sweet. Too sweet for me, but I figured the boys would eat them. Grant had one. A little while later I offered him another one. Grant: “No thanks.” Me: “Don’t you like it?” Grant: “No, it’s […]
Second Grade Plagiarism
The epic Battle of the Homework takes place on a regular basis at our house. Grant is good at math and he seems to enjoy the subject, so the math assignments get done quickly and easily. He is also good at reading and language arts, but he does NOT enjoy those subjects, so those assignments […]
I was my own Prince Charming. (It’s made me a better Queen of the Castle.)
Did you guys know that before my blissful marriage to Handsome Hubby, I had been previously married? I mean, why would you, right? (Unless you’ve read our story, you wouldn’t know.) The divorce was one of the most pivotal moments of my life. Not just because my marital status changed, or that I was left alone […]
We should let my 2nd grader take a crack at the economy…
Grant had homework that included reading a short story and answering questions about it. The story was about a park ranger named Ranger Dockett and all he does as a part of his job. The question Grant was supposed to answer: What would happen if Ranger Docket stopped doing his job? What I think the […]
In addition to mph, some speedometers measure nagging as well.
My parents are visiting friends on the East Coast. They left their car parked at our house and I drove them to the airport. In their car, I noticed this…. Little strips of pink sticker on the speedometer. The stickers correspond to 25 mph (“David! Slow down! You’re in a neighborhood!”) and to 65ish (“David! You’re […]
Why I expect a lot of work out of my kids. (And why I don’t pay them all that much for doing it.)
I have four boys. I want my future daughters-in-law to like me. Therefore, my boys need to be fairly self sufficient and need to know how to clean up after themselves. That requires training. Training is not fun. (But it’s worth it in the long run.) My sons need to grow up to be self-reliant, […]
Don’t we all kind of want Morgan Freeman to narrate our lives…?
This post contains Amazon or other affiliate links. Last week, Grant watched a re-run of Bruce Almighty This morning he saw a commercial for A Dolphin’s Tale “Hey Mom! God’s in another movie!!!”
Can UPS deliver some fashion sense…?
My guys (all of ’em) seem to have trouble putting together a decent outfit. Things I have said: That doesn’t match… you can’t wear stripes and plaids… yes, but your shoes don’t go with that… your shirt is on inside-out… I don’t care if the colors match! Basketball shorts and a button down shirt don’t […]
9/11
I had another post planned for this morning, but I have September 11 on the brain. I can’t even think of a title for this post… so please bear with me as I get this out of my head and off my chest. Waking up and turning on the news this morning to hear that there […]
When a 7 year old boy helps to choose your accessories…
Back to school shopping… We’re at Marshall’s, checking out the shoes. As the boys are trying on shoes, I notice a rack of really cute bags that are marked with clearance stickers. After looking all of them over I have two, one in each hand, that I am considering. Grant comes over and puts in […]
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