So Christmas was last week, as I’m sure you all recall. Santa brought us a wii, wii fit & rock band ~all in all a great score of gifts as far as I’m concerned. There’s another story in there but I don’t have time to go into it all right now. Perhaps at another time. [...]
For the last week we’ve been helping Honey bunny with a project for school. She’s required to complete a report on the planet Saturn (her choice) which includes:
1-2 pages written by the child including a summarizing paragraph,
a title page,
a bibliography,
3×5 card with 4 facts,
for her oral presentation,
a 3-D model of the planet
Now, she has known [...]
Well, it seemed to me to be an ordinary, run-of-the-mill sort of day, boy-o was I going to find out different. I think they have a saying for this… ignorance is bliss. So we did the usual things during the day; school, work, karate, but it was during our ride home that I got hit [...]
We’ve been having a slight challenge with Honey bunny telling us the truth about stuff. Even the most mundane things. Did you eat the last blueberry muffin? Have you finished your homework for today? Did you put your clean clothes away? Have you brushed your teeth yet? This morning it was about how much money [...]
Silicon Valley Moms Blog: The End of a Love Affair
Funny that I was just twittering about this exact thing last week when I went to get Honey bunny’s BFF a birthday gift & bought about 10 other things I didn’t really need to be purchasing. So I’ve come to the same conclusion, it’s true, and [...]
My daughter, Honey bunny, is 8 yrs old. Recently, I had a bit of an “experience” with her. Let us just say that she’s been speaking to me in a manner that I don’t care for, oh F**K it, she’s been talking back to me like there ain’t no tomorrow. All consequences be DAMNED. She [...]
I saw this article last week and knew with every fiber of my being that I had to write a post about this list. I abso-FREAKIN-lutely concur with each and every one of the 10 points he details in this article 10 Big Mistakes Parents Make – Family & Parenting – Your Life – MSN Lifestyle. Now, I [...]
Would that explain a few things? Like the fact that she always looks like a raga-muffin child. Yes, on occasion, I let her pick out the clothes she wants to wear; I’m tired of arguing with her. I think I might have finally learned how to pick my battles….
Please see the following:
Example A:
Me- You mean, you want [...]
Ok, this is the final installment ~ I swear ~ of Honey bunny’s birthday party sleepover. If you missed any of the excitement, then you can read about it here and here. So, now it’s bedtime. H- has been picked up by her mother and the other girls are somewhat settled down. One girl was ready for [...]
So, I got m’self a speeding ticket today. My first ever. I know, I know, amazing, right??! I mean how is it possible that I got a speeding ticket? Who gets speeding tickets? Well, me evidently. But what else is amazing is that it’s my first. I’m not a spring chicken anymore so I’ve got [...]