Posted in Parenting on August 30, 2011
Send to KindleUpdated to add: Thanks to @momonmars (Debi Pfitzenmaier of http://sabusykids.com), I read a story in this past Sunday’s Express-News that provides more details on this, and other, HEB-provided story times around town this month. HEB is committed to a new program, Read 3, which encourages parents to read to their kids at least [...]
Posted in Life on August 26, 2011
Send to KindleI’m still warming up this fledgling blog. I have so many ideas for things to write about but my muse strikes at the most inopportune times: when I’m racing through my morning shower; while driving to and from school pick up; smack dab in the middle of one of the many DefCon 5 [...]
Posted in Parenting on August 19, 2011
Send to KindleEvery year it’s the same: They enter the new room, eyes darting around nervously to see who else is there, to check out what everyone is wearing. Their hearts beat just a little bit faster as they wonder, “Will anyone talk to me? Will I find a friend? Will the teacher like me?” [...]
Posted in Life on August 11, 2011
Send to KindleIt seems an obvious thing–to realize that our time on earth, and with our loved ones, is limited. It should be especially obvious to me this year when I’ve lost family members and friends. But for some reason I continually find myself thinking, “That can wait. I’ll have plenty of time for that [...]
Posted in Life on August 10, 2011
Send to Kindle In June of 2005, while nursing my first-born daughter, I flipped through a parenting magazine. An article about “mommy blogging” caught my eye. I’d heard of “blogs” before and although I kept up with a few in the tech industry, I’d never read a personal blog before. The article focused on a [...]
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