Reaching Milestones
March 3, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under family
Every now and then your children will reach milestones. As a parent, you smile in wonder and are proud of your child’s accomplishments. We are at another milestone with our kids.
Alligator girl is still a smartie. We went through a rough time at the beginning of the school year because she was in a bad school. A bad school? As a teacher, it is hard for me to say that. I was warned about the school that she would be attending, but at the time I didn’t have much choice. When she came home with worksheets with concepts I had taught to …read more
How Gas Prices Are Changing “Me Time”
July 9, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under self-help
The following is a guest post.
As a stay-at-home mom of three boys ages three and under, it is VITAL that I get some time to myself. It helps me establish my identity outside of being a wife and mom and it makes me a better spouse and parent.
In the early months of my new stay-at-home mom status, my “Me-time” was spent bargain hunting and garage sale shopping in town by myself. (In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a nerd who enjoys getting good deals!)
But now going to town is an $8 expenditure. My days of “bumming around town” are now …read more
Don’t Lose Your Mind!
June 20, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under blogathon, children's activity
As a busy mother of four and former preschool teacher, I have learned a very important lesson. Keep your children busy so you don’t lose your mind. When my first two children came along, I worried about the mess that they would create. Since having two more, I have learned that the mess they create when you have something for them to do is nothing compared to the messes they can make when they don’t. So my rule is, “Don’t let them get bored.”
“So”, you ask, “ how do you accomplish this?” I have several simple and frugal suggestions.
1. Save …read more
Solo Mother is a alive and well on b5.
Recently, there have been a few new blogs added to the Family and Relations channel here at b5. I am loving it as there are some more great blogs to read. Now there is Solo Mother, a blog about being a single parent. I am reading her blog and thanking the Lord that I have a wonderful husband that helps me with the raising of our daughter. I have the utmost respect for those that have to raise kids alone. I don’t know how they do it. I have a hard enough time working part time and keeping up with …read more
