We had our first official Parent Teacher Conference with Lily's new Kindergarten teacher last night, not that I didn't speak with her every day the first three weeks during Lily's transition from first grade back to Kindergarten but who's counting?  I'm happy to report, for the first time in her schort school history, that she's doing exceedingly well!!!  And I'm not just lying to make myself feel better about it this time!

by oneofhismoms




I guess when I was a baby, my mother watched soap operas.  Perhaps her mother before her spent most of her time doing the chores our dishwasher, washing machine and microwave do so easily for us now.  I have to admit, I spend my time at home while the baby naps, neither watching 'As the World Turns,' nor baking a cake from scratch.   I'm addicted to my invisible friends.

I won't lie. As a teenager, I was glued to Interview With a Vampire and its seemingly endless chain of sequels, (including The Tale of the Body Thief in which Lestat, that immortal superstar, gets a chance to live in a human body--a premise so predictable that even Lestat himself seemed bored by it). But the Twilight novels are a different sort of blood-sucking beast. I attempted to read Book 1 of Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster series and failed after one chapter, but the novels have become so popular that I know the whole tale--Bella the fey schoolgirl and her undead hottie boyfriend--without turning another page.

by Kris

Yes, I am typing this entry with one finger. So I estimate that it will take - oh, a good 30 minutes in order to give a simple piece of advice, something that I personally ignored and that got me into this difficult situation.

I know that it is hard for a busy mom to juggle everything. Certain things (laundry, picking up dry cleaning, visiting with friends) may get pushed to the back of the queue. But one thing I learned (again!) today is do not let your own personal health issues get shoved aside. When there is a problem, take care of it immediately.

every hear of this saying? its a buzz word around my son's school's approach to teaching. and i "get it", but usually when i mention it in mixed company, i get horrified and/or clueless stares. its worse when i've mentioned it on online parent communities, there things get aggressive.