2 Ways to Tease Your Children

One of the benefits of having kids is being able to tease them. Come on…you know you love it too! An old standby for Hubby and I is the “What’s for Dinner” conversation. It goes something like:
child: What’s for dinner?
parent: Food.
child: What kind of food?
parent: The kind you eat.
child: (sighs) I mean, [...]

Family Builders: Bowling

Up next in the Family Builders series: Bowling. This is a sport that gets you up and moving a bit without excessive strain. Cheering each player on while encouraging them to improve their game helps with sportsmanship and strengthens children’s sense of the family being part of a team.
Bowling is an activity that [...]

Family Builders: Exercising on the Wii Fit Together

Thanks to the generosity of a friend who was willing to wait for hours at the store the other night, we’re now the proud owners of our very own Wii Fit.

You know what? This thing is amazing! It took the boys and I about 5 minutes apiece to get set up [...]

4 Things About Me

Sorta. Actually there are waaaaaay more than four. Robert at Reason 4 Smile tagged me for a meme. It’s been a while since I did one, and today seemed like a nice day for a game, so here goes.
4 jobs I have had:
barn cleaner
waitress
teacher
bookkeeper
4 movies I can watch over and [...]

Take Your Kid to Work Day

Today is National Take Your Daughter or Son to Work Day. Or maybe it’s Son or Daughter….I forget. Anyway, it’s take them to work day, so Hubby took the older boys this morning and off they went. His employer has a program for them in the morning, then they’re going to be [...]