Timeout Update |
I appreciated all the feedback I got on this issue. As a side note, when my son came home from his afternoon in a chair, he had a sore throat and a temp of 99.5. This certainly didn't help anything ei...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 23:09:00 GMT |
Discipline or Abuse? |
OK, folks, you get to weigh in on this one:Please tell me, if you possibly can, how a TWO HOUR timeout (non-stop, no phone call to parents) in a chair is an appropriate disciplinary measure for a teac...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 22:11:00 GMT |
DVD review: I Am Legend |
Made the mistake of renting I Am Legend. While the basic premise of the movie is okay (bioengineering viruses could lead to the destruction of humankind) and Will Smith doing pull-ups while half-nake...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:47:00 GMT |
My Little Heroes |
We've been dealing with a playground bully all year (actually for three years!). Last week Rylie was in tears because she thought he was going to kill her when he held her down and punched her in the ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:53:00 GMT |
Shaken....and stirred... |
As mentioned in the previous post, I allow myself a few guilty pleasures. Among them is my Top 5 list--Top of my list: Pierce Brosnan.
I just got off the phone with my sister, who just got done spendi...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:13:00 GMT |
Guilty Pleasures |
OK, this is a blog that begs for comments because I really want to know what your guilty pleasures are. What do you just loooooove to do to spoil yourself, even if it's fattening, expensive, time-cons...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:39:00 GMT |
A Hill to Die On |
I've come to a new realization as a mother: Hell hath no fury like a woman whose child was scorned...especially by an adult the child trusts and loves.
You have to pick your battles, and as ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:47:00 GMT |
Stopping Traffic |
On my way to get the kids from school yesterday, all traffic halted on the very busy highway because two Canada geese were crossing the road. These two geese were just cautiously (and ever so slowly) ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:23:00 GMT |
Big thoughts, small boy |
We were at the river this afternoon. Sis and daddy were down the beach a bit looking at animal tracks in the wet sand. My boy was building with rocks and sand at the river's edge. Then, quite suddenly...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:34:00 GMT |
Worth It |
A lot of days start with me cursing the alarm clock and asking myself what is the point of getting up yet again, packing up lunches, hussling off to school and work, racing back to school to fetch gru...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:08:00 GMT |
