It’s that time of year again! Here in North Florida it’s cold, sometimes sunny, sometimes blustery (à la Winnie the Pooh). My youngest is over-the-top excited about Christmas decorations and presents and my 18-year old and I are in the throes of studying for final exams (okay, that doesn’t really fit with the season but it’s…
Tag Archive: Humor
How to Know If You’re Ready to Have Kids
I received the following in an e-mail from my daughter some time ago. I don’t know who wrote it but I thought it was funny and decided that this would be a good week to throw in a little humor before starting my 3-part series next week on homeschooling your older children. I hope you…
It’s Funny How…
It’s funny how… Generations ago large families were the norm in spite of the fact that we are told that modesty and abstinence until marriage cause people to have hang-ups about sex. Politicians say that to get out of economic problems the government needs to spend more money while at the same time they tell us that as…
A Sitcom Moment
A few weeks ago I was watching a Seinfeld rerun with my two older children (ages 26 and 22). During Seinfeld’s monologue he made the observation that when we become adults we suddenly wonder why we were so afraid of our parents. Both my children burst out laughing. I asked them why. They said (in…
The Bitter Home-Schoolers Wish List
A few years ago I came across the following “wish list” and found it hilarious. I had saved a copy, which I came across a few months ago when I was organizing ideas for blog posts. I enjoyed reading it again and thought I would like to share it with my readers. The writer of…
Florida Hurricane Preparation
Those of us who live in hurricane “territory” know that June 1st through November 30th is hurricane season. If you have read my “About” page then you know that my family lived in Homestead, FL when Hurricane Andrew flattened the south end of Dade County, Florida. As a matter of fact, the eye of Andrew…