Search results matching tags 'life' and 'about me'

All At The Right Time

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:36:45 GMT

Haven’t seen me here for a while? I’ve been using my precious blogging time to really listen to my kids, get some extra exercise happening, paying attention to my husband, cooking some wholesome meals (okay…at least I try) and I … Continue reading →

Bad Teachers

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:29:21 GMT

“You don’t learn stuff from bad teachers, you just learn stuff about bad teachers.” These are the exact words from a conversation between three boys aged 11-14 today. I know because the conversation took place in my car. Something to think about?

Band-Aids, Fairness, Solutions and My Own Wounds

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:36:18 GMT

I used to think that “fair” means that everybody gets the same, but thanks to Richard Lovoie, I came to understand a few years ago that “fair” actually means “getting what you need.” Mrs Saylor, over at Salylor’s Log, uses … Continue reading →

Seven Things About Me…

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:40:36 GMT

Essential Mama Baby has awarded me a Versatile Blogger Award. I am over the moon! Fly over to over to Essential Mama Baby where she aims to “… connect to other moms and to talk about the best experience of … Continue reading →

“Thank You For The Sandwiches”

Anonymous — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:19:55 GMT

“Thank you for the sandwiches,” said my father into the phone recently. When my father was a young boy at boarding school, he detested the daily jam sandwiches he was given to take to school for lunch. A school friend called … Continue reading →

Things That I Know … or at least think I do.

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:17:24 GMT

- I do some of my best writing after midnight. - I used to look at myself in the mirror and see my mother and it used to scare me, but now it makes me proud. - Apparently, if you … Continue reading →

Husband Help 101 – Things He SHOULD Say

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:51:37 GMT

“You need to make me a list of things I should say, so that I can just look it up and say the right number and then never get it wrong.” Of course I could not resist the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Things I Have Learned This Week

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:17:01 GMT

This week, I am in linking to Not So Silent Mommy’s Five. Here are the Five Things I Leaned This Week: Life loves throwing curveballs and I wish that just sometimes Life would “throw” and miss. No matter how many … Continue reading →

I Will Never, Ever Get Angry Again!

Anonymous — Sun, 15 May 2011 04:00:59 GMT

Senior Son has become obsessed with micro-organisms, which has never bothered me until NOW!!!! (Detect any anger? What? Moi?) He was totally absorbed in reading the book, “Unseen Companions – Big Views of Tiny Creatures,” by David and Madeleine Spears … Continue reading →

The Good About Sad

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:21:11 GMT

I have just posted the following post as a guest on So You Want To Teach. Hopefully it will be appear there soon. Sad. That is what I am feeling right now. I can give you a good number of … Continue reading →