by Amy LeForge | Sep 30, 2010 | Fun For Your Friday
Scene: our house. Adults upstairs, Captain Earthquake in the basement at the computer. Captain Earthquake: Dad??? I need to spell baking soda. Hubby: b-a-k-i-n-g… CE: what? wait!! b….a….what?? H: k… CE: k H: i…. CE: (mutters)...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 29, 2010 | Home Schooling
I’ve been a bit of a bummer lately I think, complaining about stress and a new school year and so on. So today?? Good news! I’m seeing some cooperation! We’re stopping for lunch shortly with almost everyone done with half their schoolwork. Several...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 28, 2010 | Personal/Personal Growth
Around here, it seems like September is the month for just drowning in stress. With the new school schedule, there are always changes. On top of that, the boys usually aren’t fond of transitioning from summer break back to schoolwork anyway. So we all struggle....
by Amy LeForge | Sep 24, 2010 | Fun For Your Friday
Last week we had a power outage here at Earnest Parenting, and Hubby bought some dry ice to help protect our freezer items. This prompted the boys to research all sorts of dry ice experiments, but when we opened the freezer to get a chunk out for play study, it was...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 23, 2010 | Parenting
(editor’s note: please enjoy this lovely post written by Laura Pulido, CEO of The Protocol Institute) “Without good manners, human society becomes intolerable.” George Bernard Shaw As parents, we may find ourselves questioning the need to...
