Geeky Girl has decided to start a business.  This is in part a reaction to the book I got her while I was away, A Smart Girl’s Guide to Money.  In it, there are ideas for businesses to start, like babysitting or dog walking, and an explanation of profit.  So, Geeky Girl spent the better [...]

Motherlode has a post about ways to explain the Haiti situation to kids and ways that kids and families have helped.  As it turns out, Geeky Girl came home yesterday excited about a bake sale she and her friends are organizing to benefit Haiti.  I think it’s a fabulous idea, even if I’ll have to [...]

The kids have 2 more days of school left.  Yes, you heard me.  Two more days.  They are in school right up until the 23rd.  The same was true last year and the year before.  They got out on the 22nd one year because it fell on a Friday.  They return on Jan. 4th.  They’ve [...]

Image via Wikipedia Last night Geeky Girl had a couple of girls over for a slumber party.  I had gotten tons of snacks for them, including a request for sundae makings. There was popcorn and pretzels and hot cocoa. We’d downloaded Elf.  Geeky Girl got out some key Wii games.  When they arrived, we ordered [...]

On the way home from school yesterday, I was talking away about my own day, when Geeky Girl stopped me and said, “Mom, I need to talk to you.”  These are words you both want and don’t want to hear from your kids. On the one hand, I definitely want my kids to come to [...]

They do have their own blogs, I promise. But for some reason, it’s more fun for them to blog here. I think they like the audience. You can see the challenges I face: the sarcasm, the way-too-smart-for-their-own-good attitude. That comes from Mr. Geeky’s side of the family, I promise. At any rate, expect another post [...]

Jody at Raising WEG writes about the relentlessness of having to be the arbiter, the house manager, the soother of emotions, etc. I remember a couple of years ago, when I got so depressed, I actually had to seek professional care, how I could not even begin to deal with the every day needs of [...]

My sporting weekend actually began on Thursday, when I had to bounce back and forth between two different fields watching Geeky Boy play soccer and Geeky Girl play field hockey. The soccer game was the last of the season so there were more parents than usual. I watched for a few minutes and then hit [...]

A couple of days ago, Collin pointed me to Chore Wars, a site that lets you keep track of the things you do around the house. Better yet, it lets you keep track of what your family members do around the house. I set up a party for our family, The Geeky Household, and emailed [...]

Dear Teachers, I love you, I do. I know you work hard and often work long hours grading, participating in after school activities and more. Your job is difficult. You have to teach kids who are often squirming in their seats, pulling the hair of the girl in front of them, or passing a note [...]