I told you about my fears concerning potty training Number 5 all by my lonesome.  Today I decided to go for it….it is not going quite as planned!

Did you ever have one of those great days when you did everything right and felt like a SuperParent?  A day when everyone was sent to school impeccably dressed, hair expertly styled, with nutritious snacks and lunches?  A day when you didn’t get phone calls from the school and have to spend half of your […]

 Warning:  I am totally using this post to vent. This week we took the kids to The Great Escape in Lake George, NY to try out their indoor water park.  You know how you have those wonderful vacations where everyone is having such a good time that no one wants to go home?  This wasn’t […]

Very often we tell our children things that we shouldn’t.  It happens more often than I would like but I am not quite sure why it happens.  Sometimes it is just fun to see how gullible they are.  Sometimes it is out of desperation to end the insanity.  Many times it is to get them […]

I have a confession to make. Don’t laugh, but I am really nervous about toilet training Number 5.  You probably think this is ridiculous given that Numbers 1-4 manage to deposit their waste products appropriately most of the time. (If you ignore the poor aim.)  Also, other parents often ask me about toilet training advice […]