May

26

Our Heroes

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May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Our Heroes
My heroes left on a cold, dark night
A night that seemed unreal in dawn’s near light
In tents our heroes watched the days go by
While overhead they watched the Air Force fly
And when our heroes’ time grew near
They moved out, our loved ones dear
And when the time came to prove their self-worth
Our gallant soldiers went […]

May

24

Unintentional Lessons

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May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This morning as I was catching up on local news in the living room, I overheard Trooper talking to God in the kitchen (when I say ‘talking’, I mean at the top of his lungs). It went something like this:
I wuv you, God! You ahr GWATE and I juss wuv you! And I’m soooo […]

May

22

School Bus Status Quo

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 22, 2008 | 4 Comments

I was surprised at the responses the last post solicited! In addition to the comments here on the blog, I received phone calls, emails, and instant messages. Thank you all for your concern for Captain Awesome. His demeanor has changed dramatically since I started driving him and, alas, so has my fuel budget. It is […]

May

14

I miss the bad old days…

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 14, 2008 | 7 Comments

… when it was acceptable to turn the tables on a bully and knock his lights out.
When I was a child, four – maybe five—years old, my father taught me how to handle bullies. It was the first of many smaller lessons, I’m sure, but I have a feeling that this was the most important […]

May

11

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

I actually had this big, long, disgustly mushy thing planned for today. Then someone showed me this video and it said it so much better than I ever could. Happy Mother’s Day!

May

10

Introducing Captain Awesome!

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

A few weeks ago Little Man informed me –in no uncertain terms, mind you – that he did not appreciate his name on this blog. He asked me why his ‘little’ brother had the much cooler name of Trooper while he, as the oldest was stuck with ‘Little’ Man. It’s taken a while, but we […]

May

9

Broccoli Blues

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 9, 2008 | 7 Comments

I was tooling around Rachael Ray’s forums today and they got me thinking about picky eaters. I guess I’m pretty lucky because my kids will eat most things. I’m a big believer in not allowing a kid to get too set in their ways about what they will and will not eat. At least once […]

May

8

Almost too late…

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May 8, 2008 | 5 Comments

Tonight, I called Honored Friend to see if the novelty of staying at home with the kids had worn thin yet. A little background: her husband, ArmyBoy, is deployed and she is holding down the fort with her job and three children. The youngest is almost four weeks old. Maternity leave is a wonderful thing […]

May

2

Too Many Toys, part 1

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 2, 2008 | 6 Comments

When I went to tuck the boys into bed last night, I nearly killed myself tripping over toys. My children know that there isn’t much Commander Mommy hates more than a messy room at bedtime. It just isn’t safe! I mean, what if there was a fire and I had to get them out? I […]

May

1

No Child Left Behind

Posted by Commander Mommy

May 1, 2008 | 3 Comments

Apparently the No Child Left Behind law just grew some teeth. A Maryland school district is firing teachers of core subjects that fail to meet state requirements at 21 of their schools (read the whole article here). Now, I’m no expert on the field of education but I know a lot of teachers. I can’t […]