Career and Kids

November 21st, 2006

Special Thanksgiving Edition of the Carnival of Family Life

Thrifty Mommy, another b5media blog, is hosting this weeks Carnival of Family Life.  This week the carnival went with a Thanksgiving theme.
Stop by to get some great tips and stories before the holiday officially starts.
I will be hosting next week’s carnival.  Go here to submit your own post for next week’s the Carnival of Family […]

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November 19th, 2006

Sometimes busy dads need a little luck

My son and I are home alone without a car today. We decided to walk to Meijer and pick up some snacks/food for the day.
As we wandered through the store, Pookie stopped in front of a Cars DVD display. It was a big cardboard cube with pictures on each side. All of […]

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November 17th, 2006

Reading to your kid

Most people understand how important it is to read to kids when they are little. Storytime also provides a way for you to interact with your children while cuddling on a bed or floor with the kids.  In just a few minutes, you can help improve your kid’s ability to read, increase their interest […]

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October 31st, 2006

Halloween at the office

How much candy did you eat at the office today?  Two pieces for me.  A lady walked around and gave the candy to each of us.  Plus, there was a Halloween clip art type picture attached to my monitor.  A few people wore very Halloween inspired clothes, but I did not notice anybody actually wearing […]

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October 30th, 2006

Chores prepare your kids for future careers

Are you tired of fighting to get your kids to clean up their bedrooms and mow the lawn?  Does it often seem like it would take less time and be less effort to just do those chores yourself?
STOP.  Do not let your kids weasel out of these tasks.
Chores do more than just make our life […]

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October 28th, 2006

My new favorite pens that I think might be magic

I prefer using pens over pencils. I also do not like paying much for pens because I loose them pretty frequently. This means that I often use cheap, crappy pens.
My company started buying these uni-ball pens that I am in love with:

I have used the black, red, green, and blue. The black […]

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October 27th, 2006

Work schedule regularity

Yesterday, I had to watch the kids for a little bit in the morning which caused me to get to work a couple of hours late. Which also made me get home a couple of hours late. When I walked in the door, the family was just finishing dinner and we ran around […]

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October 25th, 2006

The next best thing to running to work

If I lived within a few miles of work, I would probably try to jog to work a few times a week.  I do not.  We signed up at a local gym a few months back to try and encourage us to stay in shape.  It is around $30 for both of us combined and […]

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October 24th, 2006

Can your kids read a paycheck?

Kids think that money grows on trees. My kids think that all you have to do is hand someone a debit card and you magically get to take anything you want home. They are three. Most kids don’t learn that money is a real thing until well into college when they start having trouble paying […]

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October 23rd, 2006

Obey the office dress code

I started a new assignment with a new client last week.  Now that fall is here, I am starting to break out my sweaters again.  They felt really good last week when I was at the heigh of my cold.  On the second day, they joked with me about the dress code requirement that everybody […]

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