As much as we have email, texting and instant messaging, I think there is just no substitute for a hand-written, snail mail Thank You note. I have always encouraged the boys to write Thank You notes, especially after their birthdays and Christmas. You know what else there is no substitute for….? Checking your child’s note […]
The Top 10 Grant Stories of 2011.
Although lately I seem to post a lot more craft projects than I do stories about Grant, these little anecdotes are some of my very favorite posts. (Grant and his antics are the reason this blog got started in the first place!) As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share my Top […]
My elves are clumsy.
We’re in full blown Christmas decorating mode around here. Conner was helping me trim the tree when he dropped the ornament he was holding into a box of other ornaments and it broke. (He’s kind of ham-handed, my Conner…) I asked him to be careful and to clean up the glass. I noticed after a […]
Second Grade Plagiarism
The epic Battle of the Homework takes place on a regular basis at our house. Grant is good at math and he seems to enjoy the subject, so the math assignments get done quickly and easily. He is also good at reading and language arts, but he does NOT enjoy those subjects, so those assignments […]
The one where I realize the little guy sees, hears and retains everything his big brothers say and do.
Saturday Night Live is a favorite in our household… the Andy Samberg Digital Shorts in particular. Scene: the dinner table. One of the boys is talking about how cool it would be to have a camera mounted on a remote control car, and all the things it would be good for. (The things it would […]
If my son was my employee, I would fire him.
I thought this problem didn’t exist anymore. We have answering machines, voice mail, texting, skype-ing, instant messaging, email, etc… I thought the days of bone-head kids screwing up my messages were over. I was wrong. I found this note on the kitchen counter when I came home from a meeting last night. Devin (my 19 […]
Conversations about cake…
At our house, if there are cakes or cookies around, this conversation is repeated constantly: Kid: “Mom, can I have some cake (cookie, doughnut, ice cream, pudding….)?” Me: “Have something nutritious first.” This is my general policy on sweets, has been for a while, yet they ask over and over. This morning Conner came in […]
A smart Mama only needs 1 red flag. (Apparently, I need 6….)
Parents, here are a few red flags that your 7 year old is getting into mischief. He is playing in his room quietly He asks if he can play a game on the computer He comes out to ask you when your birthday is He returns to ask when your husband’s birthday is He asks […]
The Easter Claus…. Or Santa Bunny… (Either way, it’s all kinds of wrong.)
Scene: My house. My parents stopped in for a quick visit. The boys are talking with their Gramma about upcoming Easter events. Grant: “…And will we do an Easter egg hunt at your house?” Gramma: “Yes! Of course! And what do you boys want the Easter Bunny to bring you for Easter?” Me: “Mom! The […]
My child is emotionally self-sufficient…
If no one comments on the school work that Grant does… … he’ll just go ahead and high-five himself. Good job!
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