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Tummy Troubles

Last night I was reminded how hard it is to be a single mother of a toddler. I kept my friend’s three year old over night. I love spending time with this little girl, we played games and watched movies. In the middle of the night I heard a noise, it was sweet little Ivy, she had thrown up in her bed. Now if there are two parents one of them can clean up the child while the other ones strips the bed. Since there was only me, I cleaned Ivy up and tucked her into my bed. By that … Continue reading →

Toy Troubles

Toys are a real problem in my house. Once we have children we’ll have to be careful about what toys are left lying around. At the moment we can’t have many toys for either the cats or the dog, and Chihiro has no one but herself to blame. Chihiro has one goal with every toy she finds: to consume it. When we first got her she came with a stuffed pink octopus toy. That lasted just a few weeks before she began tearing off pieces to eat. I got her another stuffed toy and a rope toy to replace her … Continue reading →

Rare Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon Discovered

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has been getting more attention lately than he’s had in over 50 years. Now that the Disney Company bought him back so he could have a major role in the “Epic Mickey” video game, one could say this is the best Oswald’s career has been since its start. It’s fitting, then, that one of the early shorts featuring him has just been discovered in a film archive in the United Kingdom. The Reuters news agency reports that employees from Huntley Film Archives, one of the U.K.’s largest, discovered the old cartoon this year when doing a … Continue reading →

Car Troubles

I’m sure I’m not the only single mom out there that literally knows nothing when it comes to cars. My car is as old as I am; needless to say it isn’t always the most reliable thing in the world. When I found myself stuck in the middle of the highway this afternoon I couldn’t help but think this is why they make husbands! Now my ex was never very good with cars, but his dad could easily have been a mechanic if he wanted to. Whenever we had car trouble he’d rush in to the rescue and usually within … Continue reading →

House of Representatives Starts Work On New Health Care Plan

The Republicans in the House of Representatives have begun putting together a health care plan that they are intending to see as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. While this plan is not yet complete, there are already some significant changes that, if passed, will affect health insurance. Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the health care law that is called the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare”. Next, the House of Representatives will make a new and different health care plan, which they would like to see replace the one that they voted to repeal. … Continue reading →

Car Insurance from My Alumni Association?

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I never expected to open mail from an Alumni Association, and find an advertisement for car insurance. However, that is exactly what I found in my mailbox today. It was unexpected. Every once in a while, I get some kind of mail from the Alumni Association where I got my B.S. in Education several years ago. Sometimes, they send me a magazine like newsletter, that describes what some of the other people who graduated from the same university as me are up to now. I see marriage announcements of people I do not know. I am informed about the awesome … Continue reading →

Book Review: Maybe Days: A Book for Kids in Foster Care

My last blog mentioned some books written to help foster care kids understand and come to terms with their experiences. I wanted to write a full review of another book, Maybe Days: a Book for Children in Foster Care. This book, labeled for ages 4-10 years, seems to me to be for somewhat older kids than The Star or Zachary’s New Home (books discussed in the last blog). It is written by Jennifer Wilgocki, M.S., a child and family therapist who presents training on attachment and bonding issues to professionals and foster parents. Dr. Marcia Wright is a clinical psychologist. … Continue reading →

Troubleshooting for the Worm Bin

Do you have very little space? Do you want to compost? If so, a worm bin may be just the thing. In my last blog, I described how to make a worm bin. Once you have created your indoor or deck-based compost bin, you need to know how to maintain it. Maintaining a worm bin is a little more challenging than the dump and run approach to a backyard compost bin. After all, everything is happening in a small space, and the bin may be inside your home. It’s not exactly a place where you want nasty odors. Start your … Continue reading →

Solutions for The Troublesome Tongue

Yesterday I talked about the dangers of the tongue in marriage relationships. All too often that is our spouse or family- the people we should be closest to that come in for the brunt of it. Surely this is a good reason then for us to learn to temper our tongues. It might well be an interesting idea for a married couple to do a bible study together about the tongue and its effects. This might make us more prone to stop and think before we speak. The bible has a lot to say, in James 1:26, James3:6-10, and 1 … Continue reading →

Mommy Blog Bashers

Have you ever considered that you could be helping a struggling single mom of four young children make ends meet each time you click on a link that leads to her blog? Earlier this year Oprah Winfrey devoted an entire show to the “Secret Lives of Moms.” It featured an audience full of women drooling at the chance to discuss the joys and pitfalls associated with raising the next generation. A portion of the episode spoke to a “new” kind of motherhood, in which women no longer suffer in silence about negative parenting experiences, mistakes and lack of maternal instincts. … Continue reading →