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Is Grandma Too Old to Babysit?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:30:00 -0500

Guest blogger Dani Klein: How do I hire a babysitter so I have peace of mind--without insulting my visiting mother?

Wordless Wednesday - The bestest early birthday present ever!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:01:43 -0500

Every time the rain stops we run out to play in the back garden on Littlepixie’s new swingset You can see more Wordless Wednesday at WW HQ and 5 Minutes for Mom, enjoy! Shameless Plug: If you’re a mum or dad, fancy joining in my blog c

Back to School Shopping on the Cheap

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500

Guest blogger Ronda Kaysen: What's the first lesson of this school year? Save your pennies. Schools are cutting costs this year and so are moms. Since we can't send our kids to the classroom empty-handed, we've devised some tricks to get them on the

She breaks down and cries to her husband ‘Daddy, our babies have gone!’

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:57:04 -0500

My children are leaving me! I can’t believe it. The dreaded date I had been ignoring has finally come around and I am not ready for it one bit. Dylan has decided he wants to move out of home, and Allison is going with him. They’re moving into a f

The Editor Never Sleeps

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:30:00 -0500

This is one of those puzzles that comes with a car. There is a little groove on the puzzle and when put together correctly, the car drives around the puzzle. The puzzle in this case is a map of the United States. I was syked about this puzzle beca

Less Words Wednesday

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:17 -0500

As you can see, taking advantage of Josh’s days off this week to get bonding time in with Daddy and the boy. The Hummer you see in the background? Something Ethan got for Christmas in 2006. Just now pulling it out, .

Coming Out as LGBT Grandparents

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:01:01 -0500

With increasing coverage of LGBT parents in the media today, it is surprising LGBT grandparents are still largely invisible. I suspect this has much to do with the frequent media focus on lesbian couples with cute little tots or funny stories about f

A not so ideal situation...maybe?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:50:00 -0500

Well, DH's mother, who lives about 4 hours from us, wants DH to come and do some work for her, and she will pay him. When I first heard that, I got pretty excited, because I might actually have some alone time! We talked about him possibly leaving

another buwan ng wika: august 2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:35:57 -0500

This will be Raine’s 3rd year and hopefully the last year in pre-school. The first year was he didn’t even make it to the first semester. The next year (2007), he made it through the whole school year. This year he is supposedly in prep &

Can Two Sisters Control the Universe?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:19:05 -0500

By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com There was a time not so long ago when we were the parents that got a good chuckle over the wild stories we heard from other parents about their children. The assaults on their sanity, the mass chaos that would

You want to walk her for me?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:06:48 -0500

Just back from my morning walk with Ayla. Ran into someone with a pretty cute Spaniel of some sort (something hunting dog-ish) and her dog was quite the spazz. He wanted to eat Ayla so I had to hold her back a bit…she thinks a dog baring his te

How Superman Made Me a Better Father

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:36:07 -0500

To many, it might seem odd for a guy in his mid-thirties to be such a huge fan of Superman. If I worked in the comic book industry, or if I was a serious collector it would make more sense - but I am neither. In fact, I wasn’t even interested in Th

Taking small children to Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Who knew Battle Droids were so funny?)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:35:35 -0500

All the negative reviews of this movie really make me wonder what people were expecting. Oscar-worthy? Nope. Watchable if you're over age 10 and didn't bring kids to the theater with you? No way. But if you take your young kids (I suspect b

Sleep PLEASE!!!

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:54:00 -0500

Last night was awful...I'll start with my son. He was asleep by 7:30, and I thought oh what a great night this is shaping up to be. He woke up at 10 and ate 5 ounces and went back to sleep after I changed his diaper. No big deal. He woke up a 1 a

How to Combat Teen Laziness

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:13 -0500

Most people enjoy a lazy day when they can sleep in and just relax. However, when summer comes, it seems that some teens take that one lazy day and stretch it over the entire summer break. Here are some tips to combat teen laziness this summer. Voice

Repeated note to self:

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:39:23 -0500

Always, always, always keep a simple project going, one that requires no counting or thought. Always, always, always keep it close at hand. Yes, I am repeating this, because I tend to forget it, and then when I do have a simple project close at han

Ten Things Tuesday: the adventures of Boo

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:24:30 -0500

This here TTT is dedicated to the stories I hear from my eldest, who at 13, is navigating the waters at the beginning of the hormone surges, of boys crushing on her, secret crushes of her own and all of the wretched gnarly stuff I wouldn’t reli

Dear Campbell: 14 Months

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:22:33 -0500

I'm a little late with this month's letter, as Daddy and I have been terribly delinquent of late when it comes to taking pictures of you. So, here I was ready to write you and I had no pictures of...

A storm in the making

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:59:18 -0500

Oh, a huge bolt of lightning has just struck our power cable somewhere - the electricity circuits in the house have just shorted out. We have been sitting through this storm for hours now it seems. I am up under the eaves listening to the water drumm

Sometimes having a baby might actually save you money

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:43 -0500

There are few times when one can find ways to save money here in Germany, but apparently having a kid is one of them. I am beginning to notice that there are a few stores that will give new and expecting parents special discounts and sometimes even f