No Summer Break For The Kids; Pressing Social Calendar... 29 May. 2008 Our home-school work is nothing like being in a classroom all day long, all summer long, but my little students are still squawking pretty loud about it.
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Graduation Brings Back Memories... 22 May. 2008 Well, I survived it. I made it through the whole graduation ceremony with not a single tear – and I haven’t cried about it yet, either!
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Making A Late New Year’s Resolution -- ‘Run’ For Zoo... 08 May. 2008 Is it too late to make a New Year’s resolution?
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Making Fun Of Mom, Dealing With Little Ones Leaving Home... 01 May. 2008 There is absolutely nothing un-grown up about peanut butter and bananas on toast, thank you very much!
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Recurring Dreams Transition Into Adulthood... 24 Apr. 2008 There are two dreams I can think of that fit the bill for me – one I remember from very early childhood and one that I’ve been having pretty frequently, but just since we moved back here from Illinois.
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Children Make Hiding Very Difficult... 20 Mar. 2008 There’s a mountain of dishes in my kitchen sink and a levee of laundry in front of the washer.
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Mama Birds Have It So Much Easier... 13 Mar. 2008 What really makes me jealous of bird mothers, as well as many other mothers in nature I suppose, is their ability to tell just when their little baby birdies are ready to leave the nest.
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I Jinxed The Family, So I’ll Try It Again... 14 Feb. 2008 Just last week I was bragging about how uninjured my kids have been over the past 17 years?
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Who Knew That Little Boys Really Do Bounce Down Hills... 07 Feb. 2008 Now my three boys are all getting to the age of doing daring tricks, like hanging each other by the legs from the swing-set chains or buckling their belts to each other and doing trampoline tricks.
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I’m Not Going Crazy; Everyone Else Is Nuts!... 31 Jan. 2008 I think I manage to regulate my feelings and reactions pretty well, especially for somebody who changes diapers for a living.
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