Parent abuse

It was a busy weekend here for the kids.  Pumpkin had a birthday party to go to hosted by one of the sweetest Moms I’ve ever met.  She picked him up and took the boys to an inflatable party place, like a Pump It Up!  or Jump Zone!.  Any Mom who will pick up my [...]

Cancer and cell phones

Well hell!  Just when I’ve finally gotten attached to using a cell phone this research about brain tumors comes out.  Now I had breast cancer and while I have had people talk to me breasts they’ve never chatted on the phone.
I think I’m really worried more about my kids than anything else.  They don’t  have [...]

Help a stranger

If you’ve had cancer than you know this feeling.  You’re going about another regular day and then SLAM!     Cancer right in your face.  It kicks the crap out of you.
My friend Dorothy has been fighting breast cancer on and off for four years now. She was initially diagnosed and completed her treatment and then, while [...]

Don’t breathe, we’re in China now

So suddenly this became a big political row and we were concerned about offending the Chinese. I don’t know about you but I don’t really give half a crap about offending the Chinese. I have young kids and I spent a fair amount of time within the last 12-18 months seeing the toys that they play with that were manufactured in China be recalled.

The joys of travelling

Well I’ve been out for a while due to technical problems that will be reported in another post. But here’s the vacation portion of our program.
We left on Sunday, two hours after I wanted to leave but what are you going to do and drove from Wilmington, NC to Bowmansville, PA. Who ever invented the [...]

My hero of the day: Livia Ionce

Many of you have already read about Livia Ionce, the Canadian woman who has given birth to her 18th child.  In doing some further research I have found this interesting tidbit;  she has had no multiples.  Now think about that.  She is 44 years old and had 18 individual pregnancies. Now assuming that her pregnancies [...]

kids haircuts

I can’t seem to figure out how to put these pictures up but they’re funny as hell.  The name on the link will give you a clue. Take a look.
http://omgowned.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/never-ask-your-punk-friends-to-take-your-kid-for-a-haircut/

I need my CELLPHONE

There is not enough information in this article to tell me whether these are parents with no skills or an actual addiction.  I am going to hold on to it for years and pull it out everytime someone rolls their eyes at me when I tell them my seven year old doesn’t need a cellphone.  [...]

It’s June

It seems nearly impossible to me that it is actually June.  JJB will be beginning his last week of first grade.  He’s excited because then “I’m a second grader”, despite the fact that he’ll not be back to school until August.  We’ll head out on the 9th out to my inlaws who are wonderful and [...]

Neuroblastoma

I worked with a two year old girl with neuroblastoma a few years ago. Fortunately for her and her family she was treated successfully and has gone on to have a happy childhood. Neuroblastoma is a terrible and frequently fatal childhood cancer. The good news is that researchers have found the genetic location [...]