I walked into the room the girls were playing and happily greeted me. I then went to say hello to our beloved goldfish and there he was pale orange, floating at the top lifeless. I took a moment and then explained to the girls, who hadn’t noticed, that Max had died. The younger one went…
Category: Parenting
Open Source Curricula for Homeschoolers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/revdancatt/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 As someone who is just getting started at (secular) homeschooling I’m constantly looking at various curricula and other materials that are out there. I’m pretty sure that no one curriculum will fit our needs nor do I plan on having my kids do worksheets constantly. Because of this I am…
Hiring a Nanny
Photo courtesy of sylvar via CC A few years ago we had just had our second child and my husband/stay at home dad had just decided to re-enter the workforce so that we could get buy a house. With that we were at a loss for childcare and needed to find someone to watch the…
Discounted Homeschooling Materials
I just picked up some new books from amazon today, using my handy dandy Amazon discount bookmarks, to aid us in our homeschooling adventure. One I have been eyeing for quite some time is The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections this book looks like it has a great deal of information…
Hasbro Shelves Pussycat Dolls!
May 24, 2006 – Today, Hasbro announced that they were canceling their planned line of dolls based on the Pussycat Dolls. Thanks so much to all of you who sent letters – it was your efforts that made the difference. Click here for more information on Hasbro’s decision. Thank GOD! The origial call to action…
We Went to a Breastfeeding Rally Today!
Today I put my nummies where my mouth is and me and the girls went to a breastfeeding rally to support State Senator Connie Williams and her proposed breastfeeding legislation in the state of Pennsylvania. It was a great time and there were several news agencies there. The one statistic that she quoted amazed me…
Interview with R. – The woman on the plane with Barbara Walters
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn has an e-mail interview with the woman who was sitting on the plane next to BW. She is in full support of the protests that have erupted due to Walters’ comment about feeling “uncomfortable” when this woman was breastfeeding two seats over. You can read the interview here. Continue Reading…
The woman sitting on the plane next to BW may have surfaced.
A woman, R, posted to a DC mothers list serv claiming that she may be the one that offended BW on a flight from New York to DC. The text of her post was reposted with permission on a Brooklyn Blog. She is the manager of a financial firm in South Africa. I think that…