So, I’m in the middle of reading a blog post or two while the boys get their books out for afternoon lessons. TechnoBoy and The Mercenary have decided for some reason to work on their physical humor. This includes pretending to hit a post and falling to the floor, pretending to hit one another, and [...]

One of the things I try to do is keep an eye on parenting news around the world. I’ve been paying a little more attention since I started working on the Inspiration section over there in the sidebar. (Do you like it? I’ve been adding a new headline every few days.) Sunday night the following [...]

When the boys were small, I often felt like I was really the mother of puppies. I mean really, when you think about it…small children are very much like small dogs. Communication is verbal from you, physical from them. They wiggle a lot, make messes, and chew on things. The transition from puppy to person [...]

I’m going to tease you a little bit, then send you on over to GNMParents to read my post. I was watching a Hannah Montana episode this weekend and had an epiphany! There’s one tool I really need to improve my effectiveness as a parent and it’s a…. A couple of bloggy notes: I’m sorry [...]

I taught my 6 year olds how to light matches the other day. More importantly, I taught them how to put them out safely. Do I recommend that everyone just run out and buy matches for their young sons? Nope. However. Hubby mentioned the other day how much older the boys seemed to act after [...]

Exciting news! The boys cleaned the van with enthusiasm this morning. Can you believe it? I’m still in shock. I wrote all about it over at GNMParents in my weekly post. Let’s face it, breakthroughs like this don’t happen every day. This may be sheer brilliance, Internets. You decide. Image courtesy of dave_7 via Creative [...]