sambear is throwing a birthday party for me tonight! If you didn’t get an invitation and want one, contact him. 🙂 It feels rather odd to say that, even. I can’t remember my last birthday party. Birthdays have pretty much…
Reflecting On the Past Year
wordcandlemage mentioned this week that he does his yearly review/resolutions on his birthday for his personal new year instead of at Samhain or the calendar New Year. I’d been feeling very introspective/retrospective already, and I’ve decided to swipe the idea…
Check-Ins
I mentioned our evening check-in in my last post, then realized that maybe I should explain that. I want to, anyway. This past week we’ve started having a brief meeting each morning as a family. We check in with each…
Gifts, Health, & School
This link was shared on a homeschooling list this morning and I figured there are some parents here who’d appreciate it. For those of you who aren’t parents but buy gifts for kids—these kinds of gifts are often WAY better…
Extracurricular Activities
Ack! The girl wants to get back to dance classes—perfectly reasonable. The girl will feel better if she moves more, and we’re completely in favor of that. Dance classes will also give her more social contacts. So we’re searching for…
Gratitude
crimsonblossom—thank you. You didn’t have to do that. The card and the present are much appreciated 🙂 I’m thankful for: 1) Aforementioned pressie and the sweet lady who sent it 🙂 2) Friends who are really into Halloween who invite…
Sex and Consequences
(Expanded from a comment I left in someone else’s journal) Any time there’s intercourse between two adults of the opposite sex and of the same species, there’s a chance of pregnancy. Contraceptives fail. Even tubal ligations and vasectomies have been…
Protected: R is a Sock Puppet Now
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Learning Styles
patgreene—this might be helpful in determining your boys’ learning styles: From a TAGMAX member: I found the book “Discover Your Child’s Learning Style” by M. Willis and V. Hodson to be VERY helpful. It has little quizzes that the child…
Brain, Child
I just finished reading a magazine Sam bought for me months ago. Which may make it sound like it wasn’t good, but it’s just the opposite—it’s wonderful. In fact, I read every single word in it, though it took me…