The Wonder Twins are at it again. This time, it was a bolster pillow from my bed. They killed it, gutted it, and dragged it home. Okay, not exactly, but they would like to think that’s what they did. They actually chewed the button off of the end of the bolster, ripped the pillow open, and had a wonderful time ripping the stuffing out of it, all over my bedroom. [...]
Lately the terms “delayed adulthood” and “extended adolescence” have been heard amongst parenting experts, and many television news programs have had feature stories on the phenomena. The joke about the video-game addicted boy growing up to be the 35 year old man who can’t hold a job and lives in his parent’s [...]
This is my silverware drawer. I took this photo last night, right after the dishwasher was unloaded. This drawer should contain service for 12. Meaning 12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 butter knives, 12 tablespoons and 12 teaspoons. What you see here is what there is.
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I have a confession to make: I am not good at keeping tabs on incoming links. Just today I found I had been given a blog award by a friend of mine… back in April. I think this qualifies as my Friday Fail. I can’t believe it’s been that long and [...]
“But if we do that, what if… happens? THEN what are we going to do?” It came out in a conversation, awakening us to “What if?!” What if, what? What if she learns some hard lessons, and begins to take on responsibility? What if we, her parents, take that F-word by the horns and put it where it belongs? Fear, the other F-word, can make people do (or keep them from doing) lots of things. [...]
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