If it wasn’t for the scar on my finger, I wouldn’t believe it myself. Just a few short days ago, I was snorkeling in the Bahamas. The water was aquamarine, the temperature was balmy and the company, sublime. (The scar, if you’re interested, is the
‘Tis the season — for football! Those football fans among you have probably been enjoying the season for weeks now (depending on your team). And the die-hard football fanatics are probably already well-aware of the phenomenon that is fantasy football. For the uninitiated, though, fantasy
I finally — finally! — signed my kids up for swim lessons. It’s been a good year and a half, at least, since anyone has had a formal swim lesson because, well, when you have four kids at four different skill levels, scheduling is a
…but not on the walls. Not that I have anything against blue walls, per say. It’s just blue CRAYON on walls that gets to me. Specifically, blue crayon on upstairs hallway walls after 9 pm at night. I tucked my three- and six-year olds into
Should boys receive a vaccination that may prevent cervical cancer? On the surface, the question seems ridiculous. Boys clearly lack a cervix, so why would boys require protection from cervical cancer? The question isn’t as ridiculous as it seems, though — and it’s one you
My new favorite show is Glee, Fox’s hit show about a high school show choir. It’s over-the-top campy fun featuring teenage angst, a teen pregnancy and musical numbers to die for. It’s also a great show to watch with my boys. Take this week’s episode.
Here in Wisconsin, it is officially Fall — cloudy skies, cool temps, winter jackets and lots and lots of leaves. And as far as I and my boys are concerned, there is absolutely one thing you must do with your leaves in the fall. Jump
What do you think when you think “boy?” How ’bout when you think “girl?” Koshii Eslinger of Moms at Work was absolutely, positively wanted a boy child. Why? “I grew up in a household full of girls (5 kids, 4 of us girls) and I
I am not much of an angler. Boy #1, however, is a fishing fanactic — and a pretty talented one at that. This summer he guided me to my very first Northern pike.
If you read the headlines, you might conclude that all boys are either violent or into sports. Today, my Google alert screams, “Teen to be tried as juvenille in Crofton boys’ death,” while also informing me that the Haddonfield boys soccer team blanked Gateway and
If you read the headlines at all, you might conclude that the boys are either violent or into sports. Today, my Google alert screams, “Teen to be tried as juvenille in Crofton boys’ death,” while also informing me that the Haddonfield boys soccer team blanked
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