About two years ago my son came down with a virus. Considering the dude is 17 months old, I might be exaggerating. It was actually last Friday, but since my daughter has since come down with the same virus and …
Summer is here (or will be within the next 24 hours)! It’s felt like summer around here for a little while now. My kiddo finished her school year of preschool and is almost finished with her month-long reading class sessions. …
Last autumn, the school board in my city began seriously discussing its budget and ways to cut money. One of the biggest solutions was to consolidate from two high schools into one high school. The one high school proposed to …
I’ve been trying to think of something profound to write for Father’s Day this weekend. It’s hard to be profound sometimes. I’ve blogged about my husband before. For example, I told you back in March of 2012 how he was …
I love my children. They are awesome. OK, now that I’ve cleared that up, let me continue with my premise that toddlers are tiny bullies. My daughter, at 4-1/2, is past this phase, but my son at 16 months is …
A few times throughout my life, I’ve learned that to be happy my best bet is to lower my expectations. I know. That sounds like the wrong thing to say. We ought to always be trying our best and attaining …
Every so often along comes an article that is difficult for me to write. And when I say “article,” I mean an article for a publication and not a blog post, though some of those have been difficult as well. …