Fun For Your Friday
on Nov 20, 2009 in humor FFYF Friday fun laugh Welcome again to Fun For Your Friday! I found a neat new feature over at MckLinky.com and thought I’d try it out for today’s funny. Breakfast In BedCourtesy of MckLinky Stuff – FREE! Courtesy of MckLinky Stuff – FREE! Bwahaha...

RIP SuperHero Pajamas
on Nov 19, 2009 in humor costume growing hero laughter pajamas It was inevitable. There was no way to stop a day like this from happening. After all, boys grow. Fabric wears out. No way to stop that. Uh-uh, no-how. The superhero jammies first appeared in our family back in 2001, if I recall correctly. That...

6 Tips to Get Your Child Reading
on Nov 17, 2009 in Parenting book literacy LittleHeroes reading Gillian from LittleHeroes.com put up a great blog post outlining tips to get your child’s nose into a book and I wanted to share the tips with you. And add some insights of my own. What would life be without my input? (gotta love my modes...

Little Heroes Book Giveaway – And a Coupon for You!
on Nov 13, 2009 in Contest book gift giveaway holiday personalized Did you ever get a personalized book as a kid? I remember seeing one when I was young and thinking it was so amazing that you could have your name printed right in the book. At the time, the regular text would show up in one font and the child̵...

Banner Day: Boys Finish Phonics Lessons
on Nov 11, 2009 in Home Schooling accomplishment complete goal phonics reading I’m thrilled to announce that Captain Earthquake and The Manager finished their entire phonics book last week. We were using The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, which is wonderful and well-done. But it has 231 lessons. 231.

Lessons Learned…Again
on Nov 7, 2009 in Personal Growth anger frustration humility peace recovery stress I’ve been learning old lessons lately. Seems like I’d learn them and move on to new mistakes in life but nooooooo. Not me. By the time we arrived at life in the Earnest Parenting household last week Friday I was completely fried. The s...

Fun For Your Friday
on Nov 6, 2009 in humor Hullo again, friends! It’s officially Friday and time for our weekly chuckle. For my offering this week, I bring to you a story from the past that still makes me giggle. (Originally posted it in August of 2007.) The Mercenary had opted to cl...

Fun For Your Friday
on Oct 30, 2009 in humor Good Friday to you, Internets! This week I bring to you spamjokes. What might that be, you ask? About a week ago the spambots started sharing jokes with me, and enough of them make me laugh that I thought I’d collect a few and share. Why are...

Dreambox Learning: Math Made Fun Online
on Oct 29, 2009 in Contest blog contest giveaway math Do you recall when I told you about the DreamBox Video contest? I’ve been learning more about the program and boy howdy is it neat! Dreambox is a learning site that teaches math to children in kindergarten, first, and second grades. Children...

The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Fall Decorating
on Oct 28, 2009 in Home Management decorations fun holiday seasonal Growing up, my mom always had adorable decorations around the house for every season. She even had ceramic figurines that she’d painted herself, and there were adornments for every room. I have routinely failed to even approach her holiday s...