Progress Report #2: At this point I’d like to tell you that I am seeing notable progress in the cleaning department here at the Morgans. Except I can’t. Because we aren’t. One of the great things here at the Morgan house is that we generally are a pretty happy bunch. We’ve been blessed with harmonyContinue reading “Harmony=Tacos?”
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"All I want is a domesticated raccoon, two river otters and a non-nocturnal owl."
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting my children, I’ll let you in on a little secret: they’re sort of hilarious. Seriously–they are way wittier than me which is the Dave Morgan gene in action. Last night we were discussing the “no pet” policy we have here at the Morgan house.Continue reading “"All I want is a domesticated raccoon, two river otters and a non-nocturnal owl."”
"Keep your wind out of my sails!"
I read a book a while ago that I may or may not have mentioned in a previous post. (It is well established that I am lazy so even though I could take time to go back and check, I’m not going to. After all, I’ve probably either scared everyone off or bored them toContinue reading “"Keep your wind out of my sails!"”
"It's cheaper than a therapist."
In our quest to teach our children resilience and self reliance I find it’s a constant balancing act. I’ve mentioned before that I hadn’t realized how much “hovering” I did as a parent. Let me tell you folks, I hovered. So now, I feel in some ways that I’m in parenting 101. In fact IContinue reading “"It's cheaper than a therapist."”
Hey Mom–what's for dinner?
For some reason I had this crazy notion that once summer came this new plan of teaching my kids responsibility/independence/resilience would be easier. Not so much. I’m struggling to figure out when to do the room checks when kids are still lounging about until 11 am. I know, I know! I’m one of those momsContinue reading “Hey Mom–what's for dinner?”
"Pomp and Circumstance"
The crazy train has ramped up to turbo mode the last few weeks around here so I haven’t posted for a while. I know, you’re all cryin’ in your cheerios about that I’m sure. Is it just me or is the end of the school year just nuts? It’s been extra busy for our familyContinue reading “"Pomp and Circumstance"”
"I said, GOOD MORNING GIL!"
“I said, GOOD MORNING GIL!”—Bill Murray in “What About Bob.” I’ve had that quote running through my mind a lot in the last few weeks as I remind myself that it is baby steps. (For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about it’s time to watch that movie. Hilarious.) I have toContinue reading “"I said, GOOD MORNING GIL!"”
Pinterest is of the devil
The man who invented Pinterest is a genius. An evil genius. Here is a place where people from all over the world can “pin” cute pictures of anything. Like penguin pinatas. I am not making that up–who knew there was a community of people who make penguin pinatas? I have a serious love/hate relationship withContinue reading “Pinterest is of the devil”
"I'll need 150 one dollar bills please."
I mentioned awhile back about how we have had many forms of the chore/allowance system at our house. Good news: I have a new one! I actually got the idea from a book I picked up at Desert Book the other day. I’d tell you the name of it but I’m much too lazy toContinue reading “"I'll need 150 one dollar bills please."”
Progress Report and Cute Shoes
Well, I’d like to report that our house has transformed itself from chaotic and cluttered to controlled and clean. I’d like to report that, but it would be a lie. Because it looks pretty much exactly the same. I managed to put away the clothes pile on the tub and I kept it clean forContinue reading “Progress Report and Cute Shoes”
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