Christmas at our house was a mathematical undertaking. Our mom always made sure that us three girls (us and our sister Lori) had the same number of gifts and the same amount spent down to the dollar for each child. This required cosines and square roots and sliding rulers, but Mom did not shy away […]
Author: Kandace Chapple
Falling asleep in the minivan Part 2: Too cold vs. Too hot
Too cold: This is when the children fall asleep on the way home in a blizzard. It’s induced by the extraordinarily long commute where every driver ahead of, beside you and coming at you is a nimrod. In my case, I am a nimrod as well, leaving extraordinarily long gaps between me and the guy […]
Falling asleep in the minivan
It happens one of two ways: Too soon:They fall asleep as you are backing out of the garage en route to the mall. This can happen at any time, 9 a.m., 2 p.m., midnight. However it never happens on a four-hour trip to another state. My advice is to press on. If you start letting […]
Shopping with Children: Don’t
There are many places not to take your children shopping. The first and foremost is clothes shopping. There is nothing in it for them. They hate to try on clothes, pick out clothes, fold clothes or put away clothes. All they like to do with clothes is throw them on the living room floor moments […]
Gardening: Every mother’s trick
In the hopes of spring… here’s a little piece on trying to garden with children…. Gardening: Every mother’s trick to get something done under the guise of a game. This is a fine line. Be careful not to scare them off by throwing a bag of grass seed on their backs too quickly. Make them […]