Melissa | July 30, 2010
I love reading these posts at other blogs because it makes me feel “normal” or at least like I’m not the only crazy one out there. Head over to MckMama’s blog to read more. Happy Laughing!
If you lived in my house, you may hear me saying…
“If you need to poop, please get back on the [...]
Melissa | July 24, 2010
Update: There were some mistakes in my diagram. My apologies for my late night brain malfunction. The correct diagram is now shown below.
I love Legos and all the educational opportunities they provide. I love the creativity they inspire. I love that they don’t need batteries. I get paid to play with Legos. Robotic [...]
Melissa | July 15, 2010
When I yell your name really loud, it really means, “Stop!” or ”I am frustrated!” or ”You are close to putting Mommy over the edge!” or ”Shape up or else!” It does not mean look at me with a blank stare.
When I say, “Move!” it really means, “Get up and get out of my way, now!” It does [...]
Melissa | July 7, 2010
Where oh where did my patience go?
Oh where oh where can it be?
With my fuse so short
And the days so long.
I wish it would come back to me.
Melissa | June 30, 2010
Random City, STATE—-For decades, family road trips have been been plagued with random and frequent outbursts of, “Are we there yet?” If you have multiple children it often happens in stereo or even Dolby Digital surround sound. All sense of time seems to blow out the open windows as impatient parents reply, “We still have [...]
Melissa | June 8, 2010
Being one of the first in my circle of friends to have kids, I get solicited for parenting advice. Not necessarily because I have flawless kids (have you met Ty?), perfect parenting technique or an early childhood degree but because I’ve been there. I also have a big mouth that is more than willing to interject [...]
Melissa | May 26, 2010
Wouldn’t it be cool if in between Parallegal Studies and Philosophy in your local college catalogue, you could find Parenting? Why is it that we feel the need to educate on everything from Academic Literacy to Elder Care to Women’s Studies but we ignore the skill that is shaping the future of America the World?
I [...]
Melissa | May 25, 2010
There’s a part of me who knows that a little quite a bit of effort on the front end means a much smoother summer and less frustration all around. Having a loose structure and some activities all ready for when the “B” word breaks out keeps me liking my kids and them liking me. That same [...]
Melissa | May 8, 2010
Our speech therapist has us working on functionality of things with Ty. Like cars are for driving, bike are for riding, etc. We were reviewing while we watched PJ play baseball (well while we were at PJ’s baseball game when he wasn’t playing):
Me: What are your ears for?
Ty: Listening.
Me: What is the chair for?
Ty: Sitting.
Patrick: [...]
Melissa | May 1, 2010
I wish Korea was a lot closer for a lot of reasons. But it’s not.
Back in February, we had a couple chances to celebrate the Asian New Year with other adoptive families. At one celebration the kids had a chance to make a simple version of Yut-nori.
It’s a great activity because
{one} it’s fun to make
and
{two} [...]
