Molly Mints!
HD2 received some Junior Mints, which inspired…. Here's the original….
When Board Games Go Overboard
This is so perfectly HS1….. 🙂 Click on the comic above to see it all!
Week 1, Day 4, Camp Ling – taking ownership
The day ran by me soooo fast, I only have time now to update! Today's Camp Ling was still in the happy happy joy joy "let's take it easy!" mode; HD2 and I utterly destroyed our lower bodies at the gym (leg day, woot!), HD1 walked the mooses, and we all did a family Dance […]
101 Things Kids Can Do This Summer For Free
Do your kids have a whole summer to fritter away? If so, why on earth let them waste it by sitting around and being bored? There's a whole heap of excellent activities you can have your children enjoy (and ideally prevent them from the dreaded whine of "What can I dooooooo?" that stalks you every […]
How Diet Pills Turn Into Cosmetics
I'd be surprised if this *wasn't* true… Click on the comic above to see it all!
“My kids are bored. Help!”
From the mailbag. "Dear MamaBear, My kids keep whining at me during the summer how bored they are! I send them to camp, I got them bikes, they have their video games but they're still bored. How can I help them? Thanks a lot, Fred in Bloomingville" Dear FiB, Don't you hate that? Isn't it […]
“Man UP, Cupcake!” Why you want to teach your child to ignore useless pain
Today is Week 1, Day 3 of Camp Ling! All together now….wheeeee! And let me tell you – today began with a bang (literally!). Let MamaBear tell you what happened. Every other day, I take my clan out to the local park at around 6:20am to both: Run the mooses (moosies love bounding across acres […]
Week 1, Day 3 – Camp Ling!
Camp Ling has gotten off to a rockin' start!! Again, I'm holding off on academics until next week, so today/tomorrow is simply fitness, exercise and fun. Got the kids up early today to run the mooses and (get this!) we benchmarked our pullup ability. HD2 can do….2. And that about says it all. 🙂 So! […]
