Apr

29

Childhood Obesity

April 29, 2006 | 5 Comments

It would be fair to say that childhood obesity is at epidemic proportions, wouldn’t it? Kids are a lot less physically active and are eating more processed food than ever. Inactivity is one key factor but so is overeating. So imagine my shock and anger this morning when O is in tears over having to […]

Apr

28

Update and Review

April 28, 2006 | 3 Comments

Well yesterday didn’t go too bad. Except that both of my older children need glasses. For entirely opposite problems. My son is nearsighted and tested out at 20/200 for distances. So he’ll be getting glasses for seeing things far away like the chalkboard at school, the TV/movie screen and eventually he’ll have to wear them […]

Apr

27

My What Beautiful Eyes You Have

April 27, 2006 | 2 Comments

Today I have to take my 2 older children to the eye doctors on the recommendation of the school nurse. She thinks my son can’t see the board in his classroom and my daughter can’t see out of one eye at all. Normally I would take the 2 younger children and the little girl I […]

Apr

26

Balance of Power

April 26, 2006 | 3 Comments

Over the last 6 months and again this week with J’s re-entry into the work force, we have had some changes in schedule and balance in the house. I mentioned earlier in the week about how hard it has been to have him around 24/7, not only because he gets on my nerves but also […]

Apr

25

Day One Down

April 25, 2006 | 3 Comments

We survived getting up at 4:30am a second day in a row although J and I agreed that it almost seemed harder the second day than the first. Go figure. Yesterday was such a long, drawn out day for me. I thought about J all the time, wondering how it was going, if he liked […]

Apr

24

New Beginnings

April 24, 2006 | 4 Comments

My husband started a new job this morning. I don’t know if you remember the whole job saga last fall. He left his place of employment after 15 years because of poor treatment he received from his former boss over his hand surgery. Well he has been out of work for the last 6 months […]

Apr

16

Happy Easter

April 16, 2006 | 5 Comments

I hope everybody had a good Easter. We had some family come over today and we cooked a big ham dinner. J’s mom brought tiramisu for dessert. Yum! (Recipe is listed in the comments)
The kids had fun searching for eggs this morning and were especially pleased to see that the Easter Bunny also left a […]

Apr

15

We’re Home

April 15, 2006 | 1 Comment

I survived and so did the kids. It warmed up, dried up a lot of the mud and the sun even came out for a while. No rain after all - phew! Of course, I did forget the camera, and the bags for the kids to put the eggs in, and the lawn tractor keys […]

Apr

15

Sickness And Plastic Eggs

April 15, 2006 | 4 Comments

I woke up with a horrible sore throat this morning. Everyone has been sick with one of those lovely spring colds that are typically characterized by mucous oozing from every orifice on their face. I usually avoid these sicknesses but this time I don’t think I’m going to be so lucky. You know what’s really […]

Apr

14

More News From The Home Front

April 14, 2006 | 3 Comments

First and oh so importantly foremost, we received word yesterday that the insurance company is, in fact, going to cover the full cost of my son’s spacer/retainer. According to the decision letter our orthodontist “demonstrated the necessity of the indicated procedures”. Our orthodontist’s staff rocks! They told us that there was a 99% chance that our […]

Apr

7

Papers From The Edge

April 7, 2006 | 6 Comments

When N got home from school yesterday he had a bunch of papers to give me. One was an envelope. I always get nervous when I see those notices with the parent names on the outside. It surely can’t be good. N is a good student, very bright, but prone to silliness and lack of […]

Apr

5

The Teeth That Will Cost Me My Life Savings

April 5, 2006 | 5 Comments

On Friday I had to take my two oldest children to the dentist for cleanings and check ups. They had their teeth scraped and polished and then it was time for the annual x-rays and the dentist’s evaluation.
We started with O as she felt a little apprehensive about the whole process. She’s 6 so it’s […]

Apr

4

Don’t We Care Anymore?

April 4, 2006 | 1 Comment

I was going to write about my recent experiences taking my children to the dentist and subsequently to the orthodontist and the loan I’m going to have to take out in order to save my firstborn’s teeth. Then I read about this - in Rolling Stone of all places -
O’Connor Forecasts Dictatorship
I would imagine that […]