I love my boys. Really! I do. But sheesh there are days they drive me nuts. The big issue of late is picking things up. In my fantasy world, they put toys and books and gum wrappers away as soon as they’re done. That? Major fantasy. So yesterday I tried out a new technique that [...]

I’ve been feeling weighted down quite a bit lately, Internets. I’ve all sorts of things to tell you and thoughts to share, but I look at the latest headlines and get distracted and start reading and then I get a bit stressed. Anyone else feeling that way? ‘Cause phew! It’s crazy out there. This isn’t [...]

Hubby and the older boys went on their first non-official Scout camping trip this morning. I have to admit, I miss them already. I didn’t expect to feel that way, but here I am with only half the family in the house and I’m wishing we were all together. This is even more surprising considering [...]

Aaaaaaannnnd, the winner of the SOBCon09 Coupon is…… [drumroll please] Tnomeralc Web Design Toys. Congratulations. Please e-mail me at amyl [at] earnestparenting [dot] com and I’ll get the contact information from you. UPDATE: Our first winner was unable to use the coupon. A new drawing was held and the winner is……Netflix! Email me for details, [...]

Loads of things to tell you, Internets! Here goes with a somewhat random list of slightly pertinent information. I’m pleased to announce that this blog is included on Alltop! If you’ve not seen the site before, it’s a place where top blogs (and mine) are featured by category. I’m in the Parenting section. Upon being [...]

You may recall that last May I went to Chicago to attend the business blogging conference SOBCon08. It was an amazing experience, and I got to meet and learn from some really great people, including David Bullock, Wendy Piersall, Chris Garrett, Terry Starbucker, and Liz Strauss. One of the great things about SOBCon is that [...]