Having a little fun today…one of the great rewards of parenting is being ever so slightly irritating. Heh. Or maybe that’s just my twisted sense of humor. 1. When they go into a bathroom shout, “Hit the water!!!” 2. Let their older siblings stay home while they have to accompany you to the store 3. [...]

Welcome to Friday, Internets! Are you having fun yet? We’re actually having a reasonable day here…2 boys are visiting grandparents and it’s amazing how much easier life is when you’re only dealing with one age group. Anyhow. Hubby’s brother-in-law sent a link to a hilarious YouTube video yesterday and I just know you’ll enjoy it. [...]

Happy Friday Internets! Here at Earnest Parenting we’re entering the gloomy season weather-wise. It’s quite common to not see much sunshine for days or even weeks at a time in January and February. Bleh. Not my favorite. The cloud cover is thick as I type, which promises a dull day already. All the more important [...]

Sorry I’m a little late getting this one posted, but better late than never! Here’s my giggle for the day. This morning Keely (the puppy) was up at 5:30 with diarrhea, poor baby. And poor TechnoBoy and me, who were the lucky pair cleaning it up. After he’d taken her out, he let her snuggle [...]

Well, I’m a little late but we’re still all about fun to end the week here at Earnest Parenting. I’m happy to inform you that my puppy is a very environmentally conscious individual. Really. She is! Just look for yourself. That qualifies as “re-use”, right? Okay, you’re next! Share a joke, blog post, video, or [...]

It may be wise to set down all beverages for this one. Wouldn’t want to cause you to choke or do a spit take all over your keyboard. You have been warned. Yesterday morning, a boy woke me up about 6 am saying he’d had a terrible nightmare and had had an accident in his [...]