Swine flu is still a news story to me. Oh, I’m worried about the outbreaks in California, Mexico, and other states. But, I have not come in contact with anyone who I know has swine flu. I hope I never…
Category: Musings on Family
Sludge, Slime, and Other Yucky Stuff
This is just plain gross. This is the after shot from my ioncleanse experience. To back up I participated in the Middle School Health Fair. I represented Yoursphere. The turnout was on the low side…elementary school band concerts? lacrosse practice?…
National TV Turn Off Week Is Over!
Some of us might have wielded a Nerf Dart Gun during a TV-free moment. Some of us might have been in the firing line of the Nerf Dart Gun. Oops. Some of us might have played with our box of…
Burning Car
So, today I was the walking dead. Kids off to school. Mommy off to bed. I did not sleep all day, but did have a nice snooze in the afternoon. Woke just a minute before my daughter got home. Good…
Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Coach Dad is a stickler for a myriad of things. He likes things just so. To him there is his way or the high way. Take Your Daughter/Son/Child/Offspring is a major pet peeve for him. “Peeve” is not the right…
Baskin Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night…Be There!
Visit your local Baskin Robbins on Wednesday, April 29th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Musings on TV Watching by Toddlers
Adventure Boy — aged around 2 — in our family room/playroom. You can see the train table in the window for our Thomas the Tank Engine fan. I responded to a HARO request about TV viewing of toddlers. The perfect…
WE CAN! Giveaway
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the launch of the WE CAN! joint initiative of NIH_and_Subway. To recap…NIH stands for National Institutes of Health Subway is that great sandwich shop with Jared Fogle as the spokesperson. If…
DrWeigh.com: Giveaway!
A few weeks ago I met Dr. Joanna Dolgoff at the Subway/NIH We Can! PEP Rally. Dr. Dolgoff runs an Online Weight Management Program for Children and Teens called DrWeigh.com. Dr. Dolgoff’s Weigh is a traffic-light based nutrition plan in…
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers…just writing it down makes me cringe. I’m four for zero for joining WW. Joined in the 80s, 90s, and I *think* 2000. At my best I lost 10 pounds. At my worst I went for weeks without losing…
