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I've long been aware of the importance of parental involvement in their child's school--some say it's the single most important parenting step to ensure a child's success--but this is the first year I've been able to to get involved...
If you read my earlier posts, you know my little boy and I have been trying to raise Eastern Black Swallowtail butterflies from caterpillars. Sadly, we haven't had a lot of success yet. We started with three caterpillars, but lost one in the car before...
When I was a kid, there wasn't much in the way of organized sports for kids. In the summer, there was always a coed pick-up game of kick ball, dodge ball or H-O-R-S-E going on in the neighborhood somewhere. We all had family memberships at a local...
I blogged a couple months ago about the tadpole project my son and I undertook. It was a lot of fun for us both—at first. We watched with great excitement as 50 or 60 slimy little tadpoles turned into 50 or 60 slimy little toads. And then the algae started...
Like many other chronic illnesses, Alzheimers has a mysterious rhythm of good days and bad, but gradually what you used to consider a very bad day becomes the norm. The good days are now a pleasant surprise, but Mom's not able to string many of them...
The ongoing saga of Jack: It really did seem cruel to deny Jack the Mommy time we'd planned, and sometimes I think backing off all the punishment and allowing for a time to be close again does more to improve behavior than all the denied privileges...
Jack's on red again! This time the little yellow note says when all the kids were lined up to go to their karate class, he got out of line and sat down at one of the computers. When he was told to get back in line, he said that was the only place...
Jack's in trouble again. This time the little yellow note from his after-school dojo says he wouldn't stay in his seat, but usually the notes say he wouldn't stop talking, or clowning around. I think it's all pretty typical 6-year-old...
When we adopted our new dog from the local shelter six months ago, it had been four years since my yellow lab, Jessie, passed away. She was two when I got her, and 13 when I had to help her pass onto the great beyond. I'd had her longer than I'd...
I finished college at 33. I started a family at 41. I changed careers (again) at 47. It's March, and I've just gotten started on my New Years resolutions. It's been more than a month since my last cigarette. I'm going to physical therapy...
If you've heard this lament a thousand times, you can click away now and my feelings won't be hurt. But if you're a parent like me, and you feel guilty because evenings are so hard, read on. You're in the company of a friend now. I get...
I'll be out of town next week, so I went to the courthouse this morning to cast my vote early. I took my 6-year-old son with me this morning so he could get a glimpse of democracy in action. Along the way we had a conversation about who we would vote...