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All three of the children working at the table erupted into chaos and war. Tommy needed help and Sarah reluctantly offered her calculator but only if he used it according to her rules. Within seconds they were screaming at each other. I sent them both out front to calm down. This was much more effective […]

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When Doug took Noah to school he found out that Noah was the target of some teasing during lunch. Noah sat and cried because the boys were calling him a “Barbie lover” and a “pink tighties wearer” and a “diaper baby”. Further explanation here. Noah does wear pull-ups at night and although we’ve warned him […]

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The victory was brief. Amy slept only 45 minutes. It is going to be a cranky afternoon. Sarah has a lot of homework and a new long-term project to begin. Tommy has a little bit of math. Noah came home with a note about homework but nothing in his bag, so Dad drove him back […]

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The battle was fierce, but sleep finally won. Just in time for the house volume to crank as the little people and their friends come running, yelling, stomping and clattering into the house.

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Doug just threw me a life preserver. He ran in a Korean grocery and picked up a newspaper and magazine. Let’s see what I can do with these on the display board. If I could only think of a good craft.

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Since my computer moved upstairs (going to have to start calling it “everybody’s” cause “everybody else” is on it all the time) it won’t talk to the printer. 🙁

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Wasted an hour reading e-mail and blogs. Now I must get serious about the Thinking Day display. It’s like being in elementary school again with a big project that you’ve ignored but my parents aren’t going to stay up all night doing it for me.