Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, a time that we use to be with family and think about our blessings. I’m thankful of course for God’s amazing blessings, our family, a home that’s safe and dry, food to eat, and an income that meets our needs and then some. “Count your blessings” someone said [...]

Welcome again to Fun For Your Friday! I found a neat new feature over at MckLinky.com and thought I’d try it out for today’s funny. Breakfast In BedCourtesy of MckLinky Stuff – FREE! Courtesy of MckLinky Stuff – FREE! Bwahahahahahahaha! Okay, you’re next! Share a joke, blog post, video, or photo that makes you laugh [...]

It was inevitable. There was no way to stop a day like this from happening. After all, boys grow. Fabric wears out. No way to stop that. Uh-uh, no-how. The superhero jammies first appeared in our family back in 2001, if I recall correctly. That was the Halloween I discovered that pajamas are cheaper than [...]

Gillian from LittleHeroes.com put up a great blog post outlining tips to get your child’s nose into a book and I wanted to share the tips with you. And add some insights of my own. What would life be without my input? (gotta love my modesty today, don’tcha?) 1. Vary for Interest Read different types [...]

Did you ever get a personalized book as a kid? I remember seeing one when I was young and thinking it was so amazing that you could have your name printed right in the book. At the time, the regular text would show up in one font and the child’s name was awkwardly inserted in [...]

I’m thrilled to announce that Captain Earthquake and The Manager finished their entire phonics book last week. We were using The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, which is wonderful and well-done. But it has 231 lessons. 231. We worked on that book for a year and a half. By the time we finished up [...]