Most people I have talked to find it amazing that my kids do their own laundry. I figure if my four year old can put his clothes on and take them off by himself then why can’t he put them in the washing machine too?
Both of my boys push and pull their laundry basket into the laundry room once [...]
Sorry I left the laundry blogs hanging . . . between the end of the school year, two kids with ear infections and a third on antibiotics, I basically did what we all needed most; cuddled up with my kiddos in blankets and watched cartoons all day.
Now that life is back to normal (if that’s what you [...]
Laundry!
Laundry is just one of those chores that I really can’t stand because it’s never truly finished. As long as my family is wearing clothes, there’s dirty laundry. Not that my kids wouldn’t love to run around naked on laundry day, I just don’t think anyone would want me to join them. So I got to thinking, besides [...]
Wow! I had such a huge response about our time out sheet that I thought I’d post it here for everyone. Feel free to tweak it to fit your families needs and the ages of your kids. I originally got the idea from pecentral.com where they talk about time out with purpose. Crystal Coffman who teaches [...]
What home with little kids wouldn’t be complete without a “time out spot”?
My four year old is all too familiar with our time out spot. I pretty sure he’s worn an indention in the floor where he sits to think about his choices that led him there. With my seven year old the time out spot became a [...]
I’m not really sure how it happens, I just know that it does.
It must take place late at night while everyone is sleeping. I’m not sure if it’s multiplication, cloning, or mitosis, but some how when I wake up in the morning there are twice as many toys in our house as there were when I went to bed! And [...]
I thought that I would spare you my horrible singing voice by writing the lyrics down for you to sing to yourself as you read this wonderfully re-written rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Please enjoy “Ode to the Bedtime Battle”.
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OOOHHH, say can you see, by the evenings fading light,
what so loudly had wailed was my toddler not sleeping.
Whose small feet [...]
Woo Hoo! My first post!
OK, I have tons of ideas and products I would love to all post right now but time is short, since my bed time is in an hour. So I’ll have to just start with one of my favorites and you’ll have to keep checking back for more.
Kids grow [...]