Author Archives: Sonja

Nicholas holding his “passport” to Kandoo Land (a place where he can go potty on his own). He’s standing by the bathroom door. 8/22/05 

Today must be a post day. This is my third (or is it fourth?) post! This one is an update. 🙂~ Daniel’s party went well. We had a good time with all our guests, although we missed those were unable … Continue reading →

This was a funny e-mail I received from my dad. It made me chuckle. I like the first & fifth suggestions best. 🙂WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF SANITY At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses … Continue reading →

NEA: Home Schools Run By Well-Meaning Amateurs This article is funny. The author is so condescending, acting as if regular parents are stupid. He uses the analogy that you wouldn’t do all your own home repair jobs or all the … Continue reading →

1994 mazda mpv Check out this page. We are going up on Sunday to see this minivan. Might be our next “new” car! 🙂

We had so much fun this evening! We went and bought “Sorry!” for the kids, and played it with them. It was a blast! 🙂 Jonathan ended up winning, Mom came in second, Dad in third & poor Daniel last. … Continue reading →

Here is a picture of the “binding” of the “book”. :o)  

So here is the game we found! It is the neatest thing. It is set up to look like a book (see picture above)! We bought “Sorry!” and “Yahtzee” today!! This is Daniel’s birthday present from Granny & Grandfather. 🙂

Today we tried playing “Parcheesi” with the boys & Daniel was having a hard time understanding it. (There are so many variations in the rules, you know!!) So we thought we would go get “Sorry!” for him. We asked if … Continue reading →

Jonathan & Nicholas singing “Happy Birthday” to Daniel. 8/14/05