Stimulate with Literature
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 24, 2010
Here’s a great article: “How to Raise Boys Who Read.”
It’s full of common sense, and the crux seems about right to me: “The secret to raising boys who read, I submit, is pretty simple—keep electronic media, especially video games and recreational Internet, under control (that is to say, almost completely absent). Then fill your shelves with good books.”
Read the whole thing here. Especially if you have boys of your own.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Today I was out running errands with baby Isabel. As we ambled through the aisles at Target, Isabel snuggled against my chest in her baby carrier, I noticed a young couple at the other end of the aisle. They looked really young (mid-teens) but as it was a weekday morning, I assumed they were a bit older than they seemed.
At some point, before I moved on from throw pillows to plasticware, the couple... READ MORE
Wisdom of the Child
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, September 09, 2010
This afternoon I was having a momentary freak-out, end-of-day flash of melt that wasn’t pretty. Not at all. It was just one of those split-second flashes where the reality of the situation was greatly overshadowed by my annoyance and also the number of discarded shoes left on the front-room floor. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of life but actually yes totally a very big deal.
Because everyone... READ MORE
Go Ahead and Jump?
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, September 07, 2010
We don’t own a trampoline. Years ago, I wrote a newspaper article on the most dangerous toys on the market and trampolines were at the top of the list.
For the story I interviewed an Emergency Room doctor who told me trampoline injuries were the number one cause of broken bones in children. He saw all kinds of jumps-gone-bad in the ER. I decided that day we would never buy a trampoline and I have... READ MORE
Meet My Laundry Buddy
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Thursday, August 26, 2010
It’s 11 am. Ask me how my laundry’s looking. Go ahead, ask me.
Okay, I’ll tell you how my laundry’s looking ... it’s all caught up! It’s washed, dried, folded, and put away. The clothes are clean, the sheets are clean, the towels are clean, and the bathing suits are clean.
But I can’t take credit for any of it. It’s my new laundry buddy, 9-year-old Stephen, who keeps me on track. I’m barely out of... READ MORE
Reptile, Sand and Sea
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I can’t resist sharing this photo from our family trip to the ocean last week.
Other kids swam, collected shells, and hunted crabs and baby lobsters. But on this particular day, 14-year-old Eamon was single-minded. He was creating a sea turtle.
Life lately has felt a bit overwhelming, with various home projects, work projects, and the rush to prepare for a new school year. But when I look at this photo, I am reminded to give thanks to God for simple pleasures, for days at the beach, for the sound of the waves, for 14-year-old boys, and the simplicity of sand.
Pretty… Boys?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 29, 2010
A college friend of mine came from a family of six girls followed by two boys.
She told me a story of a time her father came home and his son tripped into the room to meet him. He’d been playing dress-up with his sisters, and he was decked out in a skirt, heels, and jewelry: the whole dress-up package.
Apparently this kind of dress-up was a common occurrence in their home (with six girls, of course... READ MORE
100 Years of Scouts
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, July 28, 2010
More than 45,000 Boy Scouts are gathered in in Bowling Green, Virginia this week for their annual jamboree.
The scouts are celebrating their hundredth year.
Congratulations to them—and please scroll down here to see this picture in the scale it deserves.
No One Beat Me Up
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 22, 2010
“If I had to use two words to describe my childhood,” my sister said the other day, “they would be: pink belly.”
I was unloading the dishwasher and almost dropped a handful of forks. What?!? Pink belly? What was she talking about?
Apparently, “pink belly” is a game wherein the perpetrators hold down the victim and smack him on the belly until it turns pink.
I am the oldest of six children, and Tirienne... READ MORE
Bath Time Is Such A Battle
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, June 18, 2010
Behold the scene that greeted me on the way to the shower recently.
If I had a better lens, you could see that the entire periphery of the bathtub was lined with Lego armies.
There were ships in the actual tub, and a couple of spies staging a raid from behind the shampoo bottle.
At least it’s better than the Playmobil knights dueling in the creche last Christmas.
(Love my boys!)
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