In my former life as a worker bee in various companies and life in general, I have always been a good project manager. I was able to manipulate dates and tasks, accommodate for float time and avoid scope creep, in order to meet deadlines. I was very successful at this. I approached child-rearing with the same mentality. I read lots of things about how to manage...

  We drove down to Kentucky for Thanksgiving with Mark’s family. The weather was great and it was good to spend time with Mark’s extended family. Mark’s cousin has a 5 year old son, who is a sweet boy, but wasn’t sure whether he liked another little boy usurping his spot as the center of attention. Jack had to learn again the lesson...

I have seen these magnets on several sites, and have always thought I’d like to make some. A crafty mood struck last Thursday, and I went out and bought the stuff. It’s a cheap project. All you need is the flat glass bead things you can find in floral departments, which they sell for use in vases to hold fake flowers up. These were about $2.50 for 20...

The time I had dreaded has finally come: the switch from two naps to one. It’s not that I don’t enjoy Jack’s company, it’s just that having two breaks during the day sure was nice. I didn’t realize that the transition would be such a difficult thing either. Since he is a bit overtired from trying to make the switch, he actually has...

My grandmother went to be with the Lord on Monday at the age of 89. She had a relatively peaceful death, after a life that had it’s share of hardship. Most notably, she lost her husband in a tragic accident around Christmas when my mother was a teenager.  Wish I could remember what year… anyway, I’m a little sketchy on the details, but as I...