Category Archives: education

Lessons From Harriet Carter — Part 3

And now for week 3 of The Series: If you don’t have enough pet hair on your couch, you can get it in just 3 easy steps. Doggy Stepsâ„¢ Why waste another day worrying about that ugly septic pipe in … Continue reading

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Lessons From Harriet Carter — Part 2

And now for week 2 of The Series: If you purchased all of the organizers and devices in the catalog, you would need an organizer to hold all of your organizers. It appears that the catalog itself is an organizer … Continue reading

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Lessons From Harriet Carter — Part 1

Dan and I love getting the Harriet Carter catalog and devour it like we’re reading the color funnies. But more than an entertaining page-turner, the Harriet Carter catalog is also an educational tool. The next 4 weekends, I will share … Continue reading

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Please Buy a Calendar

Dan and I are a tad twisted. We are also literate and we have children. We like to read to them. We also encourage them to yell “helloooo” down storm drains to the imaginary people and piranhas who have made … Continue reading

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The Analytics of Sympathy — A Training Guide for All Persons of the Child-ish Persuasion

Tonight as I was giving Laylee and Magoo their bath, life was a dream and a song. Everyone was happy and splashy and damp. Magoo was pouring water over Laylee’s head. She loved it and then suddenly she so didn’t … Continue reading

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More on Homeschooling

I’m continuing the homeschooling discussion over at parenting.com and I’m wondering, “Do moms’ heads every explode from all the decisions they have to make about their child’s well-being?”

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