Why it does NO good to whine about the weather

It’s not like we can do anything about it, right? Here’s how it is as of about a minute ago: Currently at 10:47 AM mostly sunny Temperature: 84° F RealFeel ® : 95° F Only, it feels even hotter.  Excuse me, I need to go install a ceiling fan…

“Mommy, I’m bored.”

Four weeks into summer and six weeks until school begins again for my daughters, I hear those words repeated every day. Several times a day, as a matter of fact.  My daughters woefully do chores. as I request. to attempt to alleviate their professed boredom.  Yet I keep hearing them say it.  Grrrr… My kids are […]

Empty threats

Was it really less than two weeks ago that I promised to not see any more movies this summer? As this posts, we are here.  I bought tickets days ago, but kept it secret from the kids, so they wouldn’t ask every ninety seconds if it was time to go.  “But I have my shoes […]