Anyone planning to host a birthday party at home in the near future? Sucker! But to help you out, I’m on the Today Parenting Team site with a few suggestions for games.
Author: Beth
My (I mean her) 100th Day Project
This week marks the 100th day of school for my kindergartner. And because it’s important for parents to be involved in the education of their children, there was a take home assignment for us, I mean the kids. Our teacher thoughtfully provided us with a grid with 100 empty 1”x 1” spots to be […]
You might be a middle-aged, middle income suburb dweller if:
Your friend texts you and asks if you have a bag of votive candles and you: Know what she is talking about and Have one handy and run it right over in your minivan You know and care about the price of gas because: You drive everywhere including to the corner to drop […]
First World Problems
Originally this was going to be a light-hearted post about the icemaker in my freezer. This photo was taken after I tried to empty a bag of ice into the icemaker bin and ended up, as you can see, dropping half of it all over the floor. Which led me to realize that some […]
I took the Today Parenting Team Sleep Challenge
I can’t pass up a challenge so when I saw the current question on the Today Parenting Team site was about sleep, I was compelled to respond. Here’s what I had to say:
Phoning It In
Dropping my daughter off at kindergarten enrichment last week, I did what I do every day. I kissed her and hugged her, then kissed her again, and another little hug for luck and then watched as she turned and ran into her classroom. And then, like I do every day, I turned and walked down […]
I guest posted on Between Us Parents last week and I talked about sex
There are a million reasons not to have the sex talk with our tweens. They include, but are not limited to: I am uncomfortable with the subject I am really uncomfortable with the subject I am extremely uncomfortable with the subject. We should talk to them anyway. I have nine reasons why.
A Civics Lesson
This year, my son is studying American History in his 8th grade social studies class. And because I am a dork and because I like to torture my kids with obscure facts that might someday be useful to them in a trivia contest or as extra credit on a test, I have started reading the […]
Suck It, September
Well September, it’s been great but October is around the corner and I have to say, I’m not sad to see you go. Yes, I know. You’ve given me cool mornings and blue-sky afternoons and the return of college football and Honeycrisp apples. It’s not you. It’s me. You see, you are supposed to be […]
The History of My Bethisms in 704 words.
Welcome! I’m glad you’re here. Once upon a time, I had a little blog called the Luddite Blogger. I called it that because although I am an admirer of technology and am sometimes an early adopter (why yes, that IS a first edition iPod you see) I am also pretty bad when it comes to […]