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Tag Archives: kids
I’m proud of my little monkey
This morning, as we hung out on the bed before breakfast, my oldest wrote his name all by himself in one of those lined pads for learning your letters. The letters were shaky, the N looked more like an M, … Continue reading
Taking the art out of smart
There’s a trend in school systems to remove “useless” classes like art, music, drama, gym, etc. in order to save money. There’s a group of kids that did a great job with a video on the subject: While I agree … Continue reading
CVS part 2
Here’s the CVS situation from my wife’s POV: Dear CVS, I have been using your pharmacy for years, first because a store was within walking distance from my apartment, and then because your pharmacies are linked so I didn’t have … Continue reading
Seriously? Over 2 hours for antibiotics?
My youngest was diagnosed with a simple ear infection today. I feel bad for him, but it’s something kids get at some point, no problem. So around 3:30 when I left they called in a prescription for him, and … Continue reading
Health care professionals just don’t get it
I’m going to start this off by going against that statement above and say that yes, I understand that the health care providers are overworked and often borderline robbed by the insurance agencies via negotiated discounts. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Pleasant daddy son time
Due to some technical issues, my latest chess set *cough*glowing pieces*cough* won’t be ready in time for tomorrow’s home show. It’s a shame because I think it would have made an awesome showcase piece, but hey, schtuff happens. Given my … Continue reading
So what do I do here?
I have a little one in my town’s school system and as part of him being in school, we signed up pretty much every method of contact we have with the school’s “One Call Now” system. This is, in theory, … Continue reading
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It’s the little things
Tonight I had a short, 2.5 hour show. It’s one I’ve done the past couple of years and it’s actually one of my favorites. See, this one’s in an elementary school and it’s mostly for the kids to do some … Continue reading
Instilling personal responsibility in the kids
Our oldest has started earning an allowance here around the house. He gets $4 a week to help feed the cats at night, put away the silverware after we run the dishwasher, make his bed as asked, and just generally … Continue reading