We have been playing around with our daily routine a bit and have found two things that are working well for us. For the past two weeks, we have a quiet hour after dinner. One child does the dishes and we turn off tv and computers. No one speaks during this hour (that was a [...]

Okay so we think we have the after school activity figured out for the boy. Kung Fu. My mother in law suggested it as we mulled over the few options we had (we never heard back from the dance school 30 min outside of town!). So then we googled and asked friends who had their [...]

So in a whirlwind of events, and quite narrowly screwing up the new school year, my kids start school today. This means that my online time will change. From 5-6am that’s my time to catch up on emails and do blog posts. If there is enough time, I will check Google Reader. Then it’s breakfast [...]

I am impatient. I have gotten better over the years but I still have this nagging problem where I want results quickly and on my terms. It happens often when I think other people should be on my schedule. Not sure where I got this from, I am guessing it’s a natural thing about me. [...]

Yesterday was tough. When I read and heard about a transitional phase I thought it was more for the girls’ to get used to be home  and not in a public school setting. I never once thought about it being about me too. I mean sure I knew I needed to get used to being [...]