All day there have been celebrations across the country and the same occurred in our home. Before the festivities started, I (haha) had some free time. So, I watched a few TED talks – current development at Google in the Read More …
Long weekends are a good time to be free to think of new ideas…be creative and out of the ordinary. Teach them to ask questions. Question authority. Be inquisitive. Pose questions. Be independent. Think for yourself. Don’t be a lemming. Read More …
Parenting is often about giving independence, whether they want it or not. Most kids, from toddlers to teens, want more freedom. Me do it. I can do it. Why won’t you let me do it? Really, you can do it. Read More …
Often, one thing leads to another. One mention of an idea, for example, a new way to serve hot dogs. Boom, gourmet hot dogs are everywhere…Sure it was on the cover of a magazine, right before the summer kicked off Read More …
Do you embrace, full on, the bumps in the road, or do you detour around them to avoid conflict, stress and confrontation? I used to drive this touchy, old, minivan that needed to be treated with kid gloves – as Read More …
Today, I had to mail a letter. As in a LETTER. Not a bill, an invoice or a document that keeps me from…no, not that just a little card with a sentiment of care inside. My daughter asked why we Read More …
Tonight we made the kids watch this movie that we’ve been talking about forever…and believe me, it was predictable. Totally predictable. To us that is…and every other person who has been taught about the NASA program and Apollo 13. A Read More …
Life is great, but it could be worse. I could really love to make my family happy and do special things for them…like: Buy their favorite snacks (chocolate covered pretzels, soft pretzels and doughnuts are fan favorites.) Take them driving Read More …
Attended a really wonderful lecture today that I will remember for a while. I have read the author’s books before, but in person, Edward Tufte is much more engaging. One quote from him today really resonated with me. “Be firm, Read More …
It is the first day of Summer. (I know, I know that summer is not capitalized, but it should be…for all the fun we will have this season!) I am just sending out a short, PSA on a good idea Read More …