Have I mentioned that over the course of about a month, 4 of my children have birthdays? Yes? Well, I’ll say it a dozen more times before the birthday season has passed. Did I mention that there are several other family birthdays during that same 30 day period? Yes? Well, I’ll just keep freaking out […]
Evan – walking, clinging, checkup and shots today and did I mention the clinging Amy – will be in the Dogwood Parade tomorrow (Oops, I forgot to tell Doug about this) Noah – getting his yellow belt tonight, will be in the Dogwood Parade tomorrow Sarah – running for student council, annoyed I cancelled tomorrow’s […]
It’s not raining cats and dogs in Knoxville today. It’s raining snails and earthworms.
Is your head cluttered with old tv theme songs? Every Thursday, Ozone Ferd posts a classic television theme song for readers (and listeners) to identify. If you guess 10 correctly, you win a prize. Give it a try.
Amy and Evan’s Nanny in Ohio sent them very cute nap mats today. They are colorful, soft and very cleverly designed. Amy actually slept on hers, which is a huge accomplishment since she rarely naps. I do have to wonder about the stew-pid name the company gave this product.
A Tennessee judge took 7 teenagers away from their parents yesterday. They had all participated in a series of bomb threats that caused chaos in the school system and a copycat at my daughter’s middle school. There is no question that they made horrible choices and need consequences for their actions. Permanently expelling them from […]
Like most parents of small children, we have a Little Tikes climbing toy. It has large circle cut-outs for children to climb on and through. It takes Evan less than 3 seconds to climb to the second story of the climbing toy. If the holes were blocked he could actually play up there without everyone […]
We have a neighbor who plays with firecrackers and bottle rockets all the time. He doesn’t need a holiday and it doesn’t matter what time of day it is. Last month, Doug’s curiosity got the better of him and he walked down to ask the reason for the celebration. I had a friend at UT-Martin […]
This weekend a book arrived in the mail from Spread Reading. Spread is a free, online book club which randomly chooses members to receive that month’s book free. If you like book discussions and free books, click over and join. MomReady is an online magazine that sends out free daily articles and ideas for busy […]
When Amy claims that her “tummy hurts,” it could mean that she is tired, hungry, overstimulated, scared or actually has an upset tummy. When Noah claims that his “head hurts,” it could mean that he is tired, overstimulated, anxious, about to have a nosebleed or having a migraine. Tommy complains constantly. I understand that his […]