Guest post: The perfect parent hoax
Laura's note: Today's guest post deals with the topic of parents who say they "never" miss a special occasion. I'll be back tomorrow - thanks! …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Cheez-its for breakfast: Parenting and the fourth child
I would never claim to be the super-mom type. I have never made my own baby food, or fretted much about the material of my …Read More
It was not a typical day
Many things went right yesterday. I traveled to Nashville -- in and out in a day -- and did a speech and a small group …Read More
Three kids, three camps
This fall, all three of my older children will be going to the same school. They will be getting on the bus together in the …Read More
Weekends with kids: Benihana, Sesame Place, waking up before 7 a.m.
Weekends with kids are a wee bit different from weekends without kids. I was thinking of that as we were driving back this afternoon (Sunday) …Read More
A tale of two bike rides
I spent a surprising amount of time this weekend on my bike, but the two bike rides were quite different. On Saturday morning, we loaded …Read More
Update on Mommy Day #3 (or is it #4?)
For my Summer Fun List — on which I am making great progress! — I listed doing "mommy days" with each of my three bigger …Read More
Beach, no salt
We just got back from vacation last night. We drove out to Indiana on Friday, June 30, and spent the week at two different houses …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #2
We staggered the camp schedules this week. The 7-year-old and 5-year-old are occupied during the day; the 10-year-old is not. So he and I elected …Read More
The longest day
Eleven years ago, my husband and I spent late June in northern Norway. In particular, I remember a night in Trondheim, right around the solstice. …Read More