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Category: Parenting

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 9/26 to 10/2

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner:  Mexican Lasagna FHE Treat: Death by Chocolate   TUESDAY Breakfast: Waffles with Nuts,…

  • Menu Plan 9/19/16 to 9/25/16

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner: Smothered Pork Chops with Baked Potato FHE Treat: Homemade Cinnamon Chocolate Fudge with Toppings…

  • Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16

    Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16 Monday Breakfast: Poached Eggs; Toast with Marmite; Sliced Tomatoes Dinner: Root Beer BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Corn with Lime Cilantro Butter FHE Treat: Homemade Decorated Caramel…

  • On Artificial Intelligence

    17 y.o: “Wednesdays are cancelled due to scheduling error.” It’s a quote from Nightvale. The Mom: Ok, I’ll bite…what exactly is Nightvale? 17 y.o: You’ve never heard of Nightvale?  It’s…

  • On Teenaging

    The 13 y.o: Ok, I’m leaving now for D&D. Be back in 6 hours. The Mom: Text me if you need anything, k? The 13 y.o: K The Mom: Do…

  • Mall Memories

    “Ah…Auntie Anne’s. The smell of childhood.” The 13 y.o.

  • On Christmas Crackers

    The Mom: I think you all will be happy with the Christmas Crackers I got this year. Instead of the traditional paper crown, kiddie prize and silly joke, you will…

  • On Proper Names for Boy Body Parts

    The Mom: Please use the proper names you’ve learned for the male anatomy. The 9 y.o.: “Hoo hoo” and “dingledong”? The Mom: No. Just. No. The 13 y.o.: I can’t say…

  • On A Day in the Homeschool

    We eased into the day with a bowl of Frosted Flakes and milk. Reading the nutrition label, we learned that the 1 cup serving size is less that we usually…

  • On Hurricane Joaquin

    The Mom: Just reading about Hurricane Joaquin. Joaquin. What’s up with that name? You know some local weather guy is butchering the name like “Hurricane Joe-A-Q-In”. Or “Joa-Queen”. The 17…

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