Thanks
Thanks to the doctor’s office yesterday for making me drive 15 minutes in the rain to Aimee’s well visit and telling me – after I had spent the entire ride calming her down about getting booster shots – that they had no record of her appointment in their book. Thanks for not accommodating me when you realized you made the mistake. Thanks to the office assistants at the doctor’s office for cruising through Facebook instead of doing actual work, which may explain why the appointment I made three weeks prior was never logged.

Another Disciplinary Dilemma
We had another homework snafu last night. Yesterday Lily brought home some work that had not been finished. I had seen the piece of paper the night before but only glanced at it because my mother-in-law is visiting and we were all talking when L

Perfectionist
When Lily was a baby she, like most infants I know, would practice her motor skills until she perfected them. For example, she would try to clap by slapping her hands against each other until finally she was able to give a round of applause.

I Don't Think So
I enjoy reading parenting magazines and sometimes get some great tips and ideas from them. But this morning I read an article that had me laughing out loud it was so absurd in its guidance.The health section of Parents magazine had a short article entitled “Walk Th

Too Much To Ask?
You need to know the history. You have to understand