Knox County’s winter break

What genius at Knox County schools decided that parents and students would rather have the week after New Year’s Day off than the week before Christmas? Travel, parties and preparations all occur before Christmas. Once January 1st is here, there are no parties, no family gatherings and adults have to return to working. Students in […]

irony

The brother who whined his entire life because his birthday is 6 days after Christmas is about have a daughter born 6 days before Christmas. I bet she NEVER has a birthday/Christmas gift from him! Good luck Matt and Carmen! If I don’t see a picture of the new baby before bedtime tomorrow, I’ll be […]

Mom’s side of the story

Last week, I was downstairs with a sleeping Amy and Evan while there was a minor battle between Doug and Sarah. I know it was minor because I listen from downstairs and intervene if I hear raised voices. I wondered about this ‘outfit’ all day. When Sarah walked in, I gave it a visual and […]

Saturday way-back music

Not one of my favorites, but it had to be posted. [audio:http://domesticpsychology.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/02-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-tw.mp3]

weather report

Christmas is a week away and it’s 70 degrees outside. Someday I want to take the children someplace with real snow. No ski lodge or such, just a cabin with a fireplace inside and lots of snow outside.

evil pug puppies

Last night we were all stir crazy for an outing and needed to waste time while Sarah loitered at the mall, so we headed over to PetSmart for critter watching and petting. Evan and Amy stared at the fish and giggled at the frogs. Noah complained that he needed a critter of his own and […]