Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”
The “best laid plans” and all that. This summer has been so ridiculously busy, and you can tell partly because I haven’t updated much. If you follow me on Facebook you have *some* idea of what has been going on, but let’s head back a few months to when school got out. Yes, it’s been…
Alright, so it’s been three months and I’m finally getting the second part of this posted. It’s been a busy summer. Back in May Ciaran’s Cub Scout den held a type of carnival for the rest of the pack. Here is Ciaran heading up the competitive bean bag tick-tack-toe. Then there was the trip…
There has been a lot of (virtual) ink spilled with reaction to the current President’s speech at the 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree. There are a few things I wanted to point out on this topic from my perspective as a current Cub Scout den leader and parent of three boys who are actively involved in…
I have been a vocal proponent of the Mariners Kid’s Club for years. It has been a good deal and while almost every MLB team has some form of Kids Club the Mariners have had one of the best. Last year the addition of the a free version it felt unnecessary, but I understand the…
I mentioned there haven’t been any posts because I’ve been busy, right? Let’s take a look at what has been going on. We start off with a couple shots of what my day typically consist of – such as Tevye doing some “work” in the mornings. Later he takes an order of what people want for…
I am sure the 12 regular readers of my blog have been wondering where I’ve been and why there hasn’t been any posts in over two weeks. There was a full week I was completely offline, which was nice, but that’s not even half of the story – especially considering the amount of time since this…
Last weekend Dela competed in the 2017 Emerald City Feis, the local Irish dance competition that is coincidentally hosted by the school she attends. The call goes out every year for volunteers and every year I never find the time. This year, however, I managed to help set up the stages, which is a lot…
Are you looking for a way to get your kids started with cooking their own meals or simply being comfortable in the kitchen? Kitchen Bunnies is looking to help kids build skills that will help them later in life and gain the confidence to try new things. Three separate classes will take place in the…
I know it’s been a while since I posted an original post. Spring Break has not been kind to me. I should note I have two “vacation” weeks to endure where most people only have one. How did I get so lucky? The week before Easter is Spring Break for Seattle Public Schools, which is…
It has been a crazy couple of weeks since the last installment. So much going on I have barely had time to capture any of it. Let’s start with Tevye in the backyard plowing bubbles because… Spring! And here’s the same kid one morning refusing to get out of his pajamas (completely) and wanting to…