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Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

Tips for Cottage/Cabin Camping with Two Kids, 2 and Under

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Let me start this post by saying, “I’m not an expert on this subject.” I made some mistakes last week. I was sometimes grumpy and frequently exhausted. But we survived. And I learned a few things that will be rendered absolutely useless by the time we attend with a three year old and a one [...]

Important Safety Tip: CHAD

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

I don’t often let other people drive my children in their vehicles. People exempt from my overprotective anxiety are grandparents and very trusted friends. However, even those people are not exempt from vehicle accidents. While they are generally safe drivers (with a few lead feet here and there), other people on the road are not [...]

As Long as He Doesn’t Take the Donut Rings…

Friday, June 27th, 2008

There are reasons that we had our kids close together in age. My health issues aside, the main reason we chose this spacing was because we wanted them to be close to one another. FireDad’s sister is seven-to-eight years older than him and I am seven-to-eight years older than my younger brother. Until the past [...]

Embrace the Mesh Feeder! Tips and Tricks

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I didn’t know about mesh feeders when BigBrother was starting solids. I don’t know why I didn’t know about them considering that they existed. You know, other than the fact that I live in a very un-progressive area when it comes to parenting and was considered a freak for waiting until he showed all the [...]