Beyond Just Mom

Today I’m offering a parenting tip of a different sort: 
“bad mother” books. 
Do you ever get tired of thinking about how you should be a better parent?   Typically I love to read inspirational advice, but once in awhile, I need to be assured I’m normal — or at least not as bad as the “bad” [...]

And the winner of a signed copy of Cindy LaFerle’s lovely book, Writing Home, is. . .
Lisa
of
Cheerios Underfoot
Hooray for Lisa! 
You might want to check out her cool website, which includes lots of tips on parenting preschoolers, craft and art projects, homeschool resources, and more giveaways.  If you didn’t win here, you might try winning something [...]

People are funny, but 10-11 year olds are hilarious.   My middle boy turned 11 on Friday and we were invaded by six of his young compadres. They hooted and hollered and played games outside into the dark of night, then crashed in our basement.  Except for the fact that my basement smelled like eau de locker room [...]