Category: parenthood
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Junk vs. Quality
Ok, sorry to be a bit of a downer… but with all of the black Friday, cyber Monday and Christmas shopping mania I thought I would remind people of the bigger picture. I know it’s a few minutes, but it’s a few good minutes. So please keep buying stuff (especially for me!) but please try…
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Savings and delayed gratification
So Luther has had a chore chart (which you’ve seen before) for quite some time and it looks like this: We’ve now decide to build on this foundation. Luther now earns a poker chip (chore chip) every time he completes all of his chores for the day.  (He puts them in…
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I am definitely going to die.
Andrew and I are still trying to work out the balance now that I’ve started my new crazy-hours job. Unfortunately it means Andrew spends many hours each week just driving to drop the kids off and pick them up which is also impacting the hours he’s able to spend in the office. On Thursdays and…
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Should Luther have an iPod?
A Is for App: How Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked an Educational Revolution By: Anya Kamenetz – April 1, 2010 As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity — and transform the role of the teacher. Gemma and Eliana…
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A reward for those of you who check this board…
You’re the first to know:
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Kids ‘n’ cameras
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Our children (potentially)
So my friend Meghan sent me some photos of what her future children could look like. I’m sure she won’t mind me saying they were fugly!! So obviously I had to go see how ugly my kids would/should be. (They didn’t actually turn out too bad, but I used much better photos than Meghan… bless…
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The well has run dry
Unfortunately, breast feeding just isn’t going well. Luke hasn’t been gaining weight fast enough and some weeks he even lost weight. It got to the point where we were referred to a specialist who effectively said he’s malnourished and if it weren’t for the fact that he’s well hydrated she would have admitted him into…
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I’m sure to win parent of the year
So today I locked Luther in the car; and I don’t mean for his protection. I mean, I’m outside of the locked car staring at my baby and my keys. The long and the short of it is that I dropped the keys while closing the rear door and it locked. Needless to say I…
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I hate being a new mother. (My PPD story)
Disclaimer: horribly personal info. (I really mean it.) Let me start by saying I’ve never been broody. I haven’t spent much time around babies and when I did see them, my uterus didn’t twinge, I didn’t go “awwww” and I certainly didn’t want to smell them. As a matter of fact, it just flat out…