Note to Monkeytot

| October 23, 2008

I don’t think you’ll have much success slicing the cheddar cheese with a plastic wrench. Sorry. And no, you may not grab a sharp knife to do it with instead. And NO, the hunk is not for biting directly into.

Update on Oldest Daughter

| September 18, 2008

I’m sorry I didn’t update sooner, but I figured those who really wanted to know either had already been informed (family) or had read the news on the blog of my Charming and Patient Husband. But for anyone who may have been missed by these two methods, I wanted to let you know that Firstborn […]

Prayers and news

| September 11, 2008

Just a quick prayer request for Oldest Daughter. Tomorrow she’s having labor induced. Please pray that everything goes well, and that it’s not too difficult. They’re also moving household, so please pray that the baby’s dad is able to be there when she gives birth.

Note to Chase:

| August 24, 2008

You say “I’ll call back when you’re in a better mood.”I say if you call 51 times in a single day, I guarantee I will not ever be in a better mood. Note to readers:If you are smart, don’t ever, ever, ever get a Chase credit card.

Note to Hypertot

| August 17, 2008

That’s not a wrist brace. No, no, don’t put it back in the bathroom cupboard where you found it; just go ahead and throw it away.

Simple Woman Daybook

| August 15, 2008

For August 15, 2008 I’ve seen these several places, and decided to look into it. Here‘s where it began, and I rather like the idea. Please feel free, readers, to join in. Outside My Window… A riot of pumpkin plants. I didn’t actually plant them, but they grew from compost; now we have most of […]

Occam’s Razor Meets iTunes

| August 12, 2008

I’ve had these ridiculous intermittent problems trying to burn CDs from iTunes. I had entirely different issues with other software, so I really wanted to get iTunes working correctly; but every time I tried to burn a CD, I got this message: The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4280) I […]

Note to Hypertot

| July 24, 2008

Convention holds that the “magic word” is please, not abracadabra. Really.

Detachment Parenting

| July 5, 2008

I have a twelve-year-old daughter who is a firm believer in Attachment Parenting. She reserves the right to hold the household baby at any time that a) she wants to, or b) there is something else I want her to do. If neither of those circumstances exists, it is her responsibility to make absolutely sure […]

More on History Odyssey

| June 21, 2008

I’m posting again on History Odyssey, because two people left questions about it it the comments. Now that I’ve had a little experience it’s time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. Well, the bad isn’t terribly bad. So I’ll start there. Basically, it does require preparation in the sense that you kind of […]