Archive for February, 2008

Beyond Flowers

Beyond Flowers
By Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman

How do you plan on saying “I love you” this Valentine’s Day? 
Many advertisers would have us believe that the best way to express love is with a large box of chocolates, a pair of expensive diamond earrings, or a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Others would recommend a candlelight dinner [...]

Article Suggests Link Between 9/11 and Behavior Trouble in Preschoolers

Recently published was the results of a study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The results suggest a link between 9/11 and troubling behavior in preschoolers as well as the increased risk of troubling behavior in children who had been exposed to more then one traumatic incident. I found the findings interesting and it brings [...]

Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from the book Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire

Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from the book Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire
by Rafe Esquith
Published by Penguin Books; 
January 2008;$14.00US/$16.50CAN; 978-0-14-311286-0
Reprinted by arrangement with Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., from Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire
Copyright © Rafe Esquith, 2007
Replace Fear with Trust
On the first day of school, within the first two [...]

How Do You Know Your All Grown Up?

How do you know your all grown up? While visiting a great blog Real Life Solutions I came across a humorous list of 25 indications your all grown up. Check it out it’s a real laugh.
Real Life Solutions humor Aurelia Williams

Jelly Mom™:This Old House Has Children

This Old House Has Children
©Lisa Barker
My house is old, it creaks and moans like my aging body and aching bones.  It needs new cabinets, flooring and paint.  I could use a lift myself but you know I ain’t, because my house is like my soul, aged and accented by life’s toll.  What seems not new [...]