Parenting Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.
Amanda Colby
So this evening I attended a St. Patrick’s Day part with some church friends. I signed up for it as a part of a fundraiser. It was a lot of fun. There was vodka in the punch , so I’m going to try to be a bit brief this evening as I don’t feel like …
Read moreSaturday Short #1 – New Windshield, Supervision, and Pocket Money
I have decided that I would prefer to keep the kid’s names out of this blog in order to provide a small measure of protection for them. So I will be using the following to refer to the kids in this and future posts: My 9 year old, older son, or big brother. My 6 …
Read moreFriday Frankness #1 – Triggers, Workout, Discipline, and Physical Touch
This morning was rough. Everyone was tired and there was yelling. I’ve decided I’ve got to set a timer for this post. So I’ve set a timer for 60 minutes. I will then take a few minutes to find a picture and look over the formatting just a bit, but it will be 1 hour …
Read moreThursday Thoughts #1 – Groceries, Boy Feelings, and Retreat Team
As I write, it seems like the words don’t always go where I expect them to go. So Willful Words of Wednesday seems somewhat appropriate. Morning Routine This morning my parents helped with transporting the kids to school. Morning routine is a struggle for us most days. My therapist suggested a few weeks ago that …
Read moreWillful Words of Wednesday #1 – Routines and Summer Camp
I’ll see if I can’t structure describing my day into a series of tips, since Tuesday Tips was the best alliterative phrase I came up with. This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link to a product, I may receive, at no extra cost to you, a small commission when …
Read moreTuesday Tips #1 – Pictures, Kisses, Single Parenting, Therapy and Church