When you visit Italy, it’s best to wear a superman cape and be 3.
Hump Day Humour #18
It’s hard to be funny this week, with both kids home again today……. One with the dreaded seasonal cold and the other a suspected broken nose…… Don’t feel sorry for me, I’ll get through because I pour them strong………….
I Survived My First ‘Real’ Subway Breakdown
I had my first bonafide, actual, stuck in the tunnel subway ride on the weekend. We were headed downtown for some awesome family weekend activity, when between 86th and 81st the train came to a screeching halt. Now I wasn’t too concerned to start with because as millions of strap-hangers know, the MTA sucks. Trains stop, then go and some …
The Room Magic Continues……………
After his sick day off school and finishing the homework I made him do anyway, Grand Master D started teaching his sister the lattice method of multiplication and algebra! I haven’t seen this in a very long time… they are working together, using the chalk board they haven’t used for ages. The room magic continues……….it’s amazing 🙂 I have no …
The New Kid Haven
I spent the weekend painting the kid’s room. Now that we’ve rearranged it and they have their own space it was time to get some paint on the walls. It’s never been painted since we moved in. With them having bunk beds and lots of shelving there really wasn’t much wall space showing anyway. But finally I bit the bullet …
Did You Ever Want to be a Turtle?
Today is yucky, it’s pouring rain……total cats and dogs pouring! All the lights are on in the house because it’s so dark. Little Miss Gremlin is home sick and Sir Lickalot is pacing like a caged lion but refuses to go out onto the terrace and I’m puddleducking* outside for no dog. So here we are ……..set for one of …
Why I Haven’t Watched TV in a Week
We are a techno family, we’re early adopters of technology, we’re on the cutting edge. Ok when I say ‘we’ I’m totally using the Royal ‘WE’. What I mean is The King is a techno man, he’s an early adopter of technology, he gets all the beta tests of programs to try. I get the benefits of this by association. …
Working on the Now, While Feeding into the Future
I read an amazing post recently on respect, teaching respect, gaining respect. How it’s a two way street. It reminded me of all the things I know and have learned over the years, reading all the books on child raising, that I just forgot. And in all honesty, haven’t used much lately. Solving the problems and having a harmonious household …
Pennies from Heaven – Literally
Things have been tight for a quite a while now, around the country people are still suffering due to the economy. The food bank line seems to grow every week when we pass by and has done for a while now. It’s been a tough couple of years. I feel a change in the wind. There seems to be an …
Hump Day Humour #17
Already I’m exhausted. I vote Wednesdays to be a middle of the week holiday every week. Who’s with me? For those who celebrate Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful and easy fast.