Foto Friday
Parenting Tip: ”Wash their mouths out with soap” the non-toxic way! Burn it out with extra hot Sriracha chili sauce! Safe an effective for 5-year-old boys who say “son of a bitch” and “damn-it” when the babysitter is on duty. May cause eye watering and gaging. Good on humus too…
Video Gamaggeddon
The video games have officially been disconnected. The last straw was when my 3rd son came down to the kitchen Monday morning before school and was holding a knife. “What are you doing with that?” I asked him. “I’m going to kill my teachers because school is so boring.” Disturbing. Having frightening images of little [...]
Foto Friday
4-year-old pen pals: why I thank God every day for my daughter. Trust me, boys don’t do this…
Recovering Super Mom
With spring finally here (or is it? Still frickin’ cold here in KC!) our instincts kick in to clear the clutter, shift the closets from winter to summer clothes, and clean out the old brush in the flowerbeds. But how many of us have thought about clearing our calendars? I am a fully recovered calendar [...]
Home Economics to Solve Obesity?
I read a really interesting article about bringing back Home Economics Education to our schools. I had never even thought about this before: that our children are not being taught how to cook, leading them to eat only pre-packaged, processed foods and fast foods. The article, by Alice Lichtenstein and David Ludwig, discusses how childhood [...]
