June 6, 2009
Poop Trickery
Yesterday, there was a brown blob on my kids’ floor that resembled poop, but it was a rock.
Today, there was a brown blob I thought was a rock again.
It was poop.
Filed in: just life | June 6, 2009
Yesterday, there was a brown blob on my kids’ floor that resembled poop, but it was a rock.
Today, there was a brown blob I thought was a rock again.
It was poop.
Filed in: just life | June 6, 2009
Sarah lost her first tooth! I have a child old enough to be losing teeth!
Ahem.
So the Tooth Fairy.
Let’s start at the beginning. I’ve always wanted to have a close and trusting relationship with my kids. I try to keep in mind the kind of relationship I want to have with them when they’re [...]
Filed in: child development • family • parenting | June 4, 2009
Today I helped the girls clean their room and we set up some rules to keep it from getting out of control and then I actually made myself enforce them throughout the rest of the day.
“Enforce” might be a little misleading because there is not even a semblance of force required. All that’s needed [...]
Filed in: home education • parenting | June 3, 2009
No, cleaning does NOT rule, however much I try to make myself enjoy it.
What I’m talking about here is rules FOR cleaning. Something I’ve gone back and forth on and honestly will probably continue to but today I’ve come up with one thing and this is what it is:
As long as I’m the one [...]
This’ll be fast, I need to get out on the roller blades–the only form of exercise I can manage right now without getting terribly bored and/or exhausted within minutes–before it gets too dark.
Just wanted to note here something I may have realized today. Sarah is a perfectionist. Maybe. It wouldn’t surprise me–I mean, I’m [...]
Filed in: family • parenting • self-reflection | June 1, 2009