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James Wilcox, Kristina Light, Lauren Goldman, Margaret Sarver, Marisa Frymire, Sara Keenan
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Why Can’t Siblings Get AlongI saw a picture on Facebook earlier this week that got me thinking about my children. The picture was of a young boy and his little sister. They we both wearing the same extra-large t-shirt, the boy had his left arm in the left sleeve and the girl had her right arm in the right sleeve. Neither child looked very happy about wearing the same shirt, which just happened to say, “This is our “Get Along” shirt.” |
January 2013 |
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Simple Way to Pay it ForwardDo you donate blood? I have three times in my life. Two times were directed donations; once for when my brother was having surgery and then last year before my Dad had his mitral valve repair surgery. The third time was when I taught. |
January 2013 |
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Finding the Right SportWhen my youngest son announced that he doesn’t want to play soccer this coming spring, I wasn’t all that surprised. Although he enjoys soccer and has played in the spring and fall for the past five years, he has always struggled with the game. It was easy for him when he first started playing in the 3-on-3 “bitty ball” league when he was five, but now that he is 10 and is playing on larger fields, with more players, it is hard for him to keep up with the game. It isn’t that he is lazy or doesn’t know what to do; he just has trouble seeing the ball because he is visually impaired. |
January 2013 |
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Camping in the ColdMy oldest son really enjoys camping. He enjoys everything about camping, from pitching the tent to hiking in the woods, from eating s’mores to sleeping under the stars. He caught the camping bug as a Cub Scout when he went on his first fall campout six years ago. Since that first campout, he has gone attend every summer camp, fall campout, and has even managed to squeeze in a couple of spring campouts with the Scouts. His only complaint so far: he hasn’t gotten to go camping enough. |
January 2013 |
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Santa Survives for Another YearLast year, around Christmas, my oldest son had a lot of questions about Santa Claus. He wanted to know how Santa made all of the Christmas toys. He wanted to know how he managed to deliver them all in on night. He wanted to know how he lives in the North Pole. |
December 2012 |
What Do You Get a Tweener for ChristmasI am really struggling with gift ideas for my oldest son. He is almost 12 and he is quickly growing out of “toys”. All he wants are electronic devices and games. To be honest with you, I don’t want, nor can I afford, to get him all of these electronics. |
December 2012 | |
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I Can’t Believe My Baby Boy Is 10A little over a decade ago, my youngest son was born. It wasn’t a typical birth though. My wife went into labor 16 weeks early (he was due on St. Patrick’s Day and was born before Thanksgiving) and only weighed 1.6 pounds when he was born. My son was very, very sick and wasn’t expected to survive. He spent the first five month of his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Mercy Hospital. After five month and 12 surgeries, he was finally able to come home. |
December 2012 |
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I Fought the Lice and, I WonYes, when reading above title you should be singing to the tune of the Clash song “I Fought the Law and the Law Won.” Back to the matter at hand: lice. We have lived through a lice invasion in our home and I’m here to tell you, it’s not fun. I’ve run articles on dealing with lice and I’ve listened to parents talk about dealing with lice, but in the back of my head I’m always thinking, “well, that will never happen to us, so no need to pay full attention.” And then, wham-o, my younger brings home lice. |
December 2012 |
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Fabric FlowersSome people knit...I’ve never been able to get the hang of it. But, I’ve always wanted a little crafty project to do, infront of the TV, or while hanging out with the girls watching them play or perform or do cartwheels across the living room in their jammies. Especially in the winter, when the days are short, and we’re not out playing in the yard until bedtime, I always wished a little project would sit in a basket next to my couch waiting for me. And I finally found it! I know it sounds funny, but my new obsession is fabric flowers! |
November 2012 |
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Thankful ThoughtsI was in St. Louis recently for my nephew’s birthday. My mom had a copy of last November’s KC Parent sitting out. When I inquired as to why she had that particular issue on the coffee table, she said she held onto it because she liked my editor’s letter. I like lists and in last year’s letter I did an A-Z list of things for which I am thankful. Mom did note that for the letter “M” instead of being thankful for my Mom, I was thankful for margaritas . So, without really remembering much from last year’s list (other than the “M”) here’s my 2012 A-Z thankful thoughts. |
November 2012 |
