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Now that it’s been a few years since our sons Eagle Project, I can look back with a bit more perspective. I can see some of the things we did well and a few areas where we pretty much crashed and burned. One thing I can tell you is that these Eagle Projects are HARD. […] Read more…
If you remember this post from over the summer – My son the almost-Eagle Scout, you’ll know that I was really biting my nails over whether or not my son would complete his path to Eagle. I’m happy to report that he finally got with the program and earned his Eagle rank. I was very pleased […] Read more…
I hear from a lot of women that they feel they are a “Perfectionist” and it’s said in smug sort of way that indicates they feel it to be an absolutely superior virtue. I’ve heard all the variations of it, my towels have to be folded a certain way, or only *I* can load […] Read more…
A lot of my friends have kids on the Asperger’s or Autism spectrum. It’s a difficult parenting challenge. Other friends are special ed teachers – also very tough. So when I found this terrific website called National Autistism Resources with some very unique products for autistic kids, I thought I’d share some links for them. […] Read more…
Our family is into Boy Scouts in a big way. We recently discovered that my father and uncle were both Eagle Scouts, my older son was into Scouting for a while (but got busy with other interests and didn’t continue), while my youngest son Blake is thisclose to becoming an Eagle Scout. My husband and […] Read more…
If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you’ll know that we are a big Scouting family. My middle son was a Scout for a while, my youngest son is thisclose to becoming an Eagle Scout, and my husband and I are part-time adult leaders in our Troop. I am the Camping Chairperson and […] Read more…
I’m glad that bullying is getting a lot of attention in the news lately. I’m hoping that all this publicity will do some good for once, and maybe it will trigger some useful solutions to the problem. I’ve got a few ideas on the subject. My friend Jyl over at MomItForward started a discussion on […] Read more…
My Tweeps were having a discussion on Twitter the other day that really got me thinking. They were talking about how their kids fight so much. The discussion was about what is normal sibling rivalry? Is it was normal for siblings to have such a hard time getting along? I don’t think so and I’ll […] Read more…