Archive for May, 2008
Dental Disaster
May 29th, 2008
Little did I know how much my son's last physical shook him up. It shook me up at the time, since he had to get two booster shots and a blood test. Apparently this is what happens when a child turns five. He cried and cried,understandably so, ...
Child Psychology
May 19th, 2008
Saturday night was a challenge in our house.We had dinner plans with two close (single) girlfriends who adore Seth. Before we all went out to a local family friendly restaurant, they played with Seth in our front yard with his baseball set. He is a little slugger-in-the-making, and ...
The Hellacious Day or Why Working From Home Isn’t Cake
May 16th, 2008
Originally posted on WorkItMom's Entrepreneur Mom blog.It is nighttime, but in Alaska, it is still light. I’m exhausted. Then suddenly, I remember that I forgot to post to this blog today. Where did the day go? And how did I run out of time? If you are like me, working ...
Recommended Reads & Music: for Kids & Moms
May 13th, 2008
Decided to take a departure from my typical blog post, and share with you some new books and music worth-noting that have come to my attention of late. You might enjoy checking out the following:Music:NAME YOUR TUNEhttp://www.nameyourtune.comPersonalized CDs for Children They make music compilations personalized for each child. ...
Look at me – I’m Homer Simpson!
May 8th, 2008
Ever since I got pregnant and had a baby, I crave beer. Good, cold, fancy imported beer. A substance that used to make me nauseous at the mere smell of it (a residual effect of my college days when I used to go to fraternity parties). It started in the ...
Pat Benatar, Concert for KIDS?
May 8th, 2008
The other night, my husband and I finally found the right rock concert for our three young children to enjoy.Our oldest at 9, Robert’s entrée into the concert arena had been to see Peter Frampton at the same theatre during the summer 2006. I’ve actually had people ask WHO? ...
Communal Germs
May 2nd, 2008
Let me start by saying we had a really nice trip to Boston. We went away last week, during spring break, with Seth, to Beantown. There is so much to do there, and we totally lucked out with the weather, so all was great, for the most part. ...
