Hand lotions that I can actually use are dwindling rapidly. The ones I can use are "wimpy" as they do not penetrate the surface as they need to to fully lubricate the skin. Straight aloe is sticky and not very aromatic. Suggestions?

How important do you think library science is in the scope of a child's education? I just got wind yesterday that our school district is removing it from the curriculum for 3rd through 5th grade. Why? To make room in the school day for a SECOND gym period for all the "obese" kids in our school. (In quotes, because I have never seen an obese ( Read more... )

I thought my son was finally cured of the cold that settled on him last Thursday. He spent Friday through Tuesday home with me, and we thought we had it licked. He returned to school on Wednesday, with nary a symptom. Last night, he refused dinner and went to bed at 5:30. This morning, though he wolfed down his cereal, he threw it up an hour ( Read more... )

Prompted by lingering cold symptoms to take him to the doc, there I was driving 30 miles in rush hour traffic to get him to what he feels is "the GOOD doc". The Doctor's group used to have an office in our town, which has now closed. It makes sense to me, I reason, to "soak up" the 30 miles...good docs are worth it. However, there is another ( Read more... )

Having difficulty toilet training my son. He is terrified to move his bowels into the toilet, and throws a tantrum each time I try to get him to sit there. No game, joke, reward or begging will make him do it. I know he's got control, so it's not a body issue...I am REALLY tired of having to wake at 3am just to change his stinkiest pullups.

Well, the Christmas tree is down, the New Year has begun, and I look forward to what this year may have to offer us. For example ( Read more... )

We're updating the girls' room. New bunk beds, new desk with tall shelves for lots of storage. I painted those shelves today; badly. Now there are huge turquoise splotches on what used to be a "Wheatberry" wall. So much for home improvement.

Had a good holiday. I got a pie for Christmas. Family visited. Good day.

I hadn't heard a peep from Corynne for a long time and decided to make certain she was working on her homework as requested. We exchanged the following conversation ( Read more... )

Chinese acrobats visited our local park this weekend. Corynne wanted to go, and Jaden wasn't sure he wanted to be involved. We took our seats 30 minutes before the performance. We played with his pinwheel, my cell phone, and even called my mother to keep him occupied. He had just begun to melt down when the lights dimmed and the loud Asian ( Read more... )