Week 3, Day 5 – Camp Ling! 105 degree heat
I was a wee bit late posting this, but hey – better late than never! Week 3, day 5 of Camp Ling went extremely….very…..exceedingly…..calm and quiet. 🙂 It went up to 105 degrees, so there went my early morning moose running, hiking to the library and the like! Plus, HD1 and HD2 were having a […]
“My child promises too much!”
From the mailbag: "Dear MamaBear, My child always tells his friends that he'll be there for them if they have problems, or if they need help with homework, or what have you. The problem is, after he promises, he often forgets! It's not intentional but it's starting to cause his friends to get mad at […]
Week 3, Day 4 – Camp Ling! Take it easy leg day, math/writing, more!
Howdy! Today is Week 3 and Day 4 of Camp Ling! Yesterday, as I had expected, I was extremely lenient….HS1 and HS2 had a field trip most of the day, HS1 wanted to spend the day reading, and HS2 and I bounced about like so: Yes, yesterday we descended upon the manly weight room; she […]
How To Cure Your Kids’ Inability To Be Alone
MamaBear will tell you…. Sometimes…having a velcro kid is really really *really* draining. But there is hope! Here's what happened to HS2. Picture, if you will, the following. HS1 and HS2 have a delightful office with the Twitter Budgies. Each has their own desk and computer. HS1, being more of a loner than HS2, loves […]
A Typical Conversation with God
I can vouch for this…. 🙂 Click on the comic above to see it all!
“Where can I find mental math stuff?”
From the mailbag: "Dear MamaBear, I've heard that there are resources online that can teach kids mental math. Do you know where they are? Sincerely, Patrick from St. Louis" Dear PfSL, Ah, mental math! The stuff that makes MamaBear sing in perfect harmony! Here's some of me favorite resources, enjoy! Beat the Calculator Mental Math […]
How to give your children the gift of strength
Parenting….it's truly a hero's journey. Indeed. I was just reminded of this when HS2 attempted to tie on his hakama in preparation for Aikido class. Due to mistakes, he ended up with a garment that was tied rather bizarre…and attempted to fix it himself. Then he asked me, but as I don't hakamaize, I suggested […]
Week 3, Day 3, Camp Ling – ALMOST a day off
You know, Camp Ling would be far more effective if I had 3 times the hours in the day! 🙂 Not that the kids are complaining; the days just seem to zoom by and they're kept busy. For example, yesterday HD2 and I reveled in flinging about the iron like so: Yes, that's set at […]
