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Additional Reports of Magnets Detaching from Polly Pocket Play Sets Prompts Expanded Recall by Mattel

Wed, 2007-08-15 15:45 — earnie

Additional Reports of Magnets Detaching from Polly Pocket Play Sets Prompts Expanded Recall by Mattel - Small magnets inside the dolls and accessories can come loose. The magnets can be found by young children and swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.
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Long Vacation Trips

Thu, 2007-07-05 11:19 — earnie

Karen and I have been lucky when it comes to taking the kids on a long trip. Karen was smart when Jonathan and Andrew were young to be creative in entertaining them with new gifts they could play with. To mark the event time for the gift she chose crossing the state boarders as the time for the new gift. This kept the boys busy and eager to enter into the next state. Now that the boys are teenagers we still take long trips. They now know how to entertain themselves with their own toys. The boys either listen to CDs, watch DVDs or play games on their Gameboys.
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Missing Karen (Mom)

Thu, 2007-05-17 19:04 — earnie

My wife Karen just had hernia repair surgery which was supposed to be out-patient based. Once the surgeon started he found that there were two hernia and they were both larger than he had expected. He also discovered that the mesh from another hernia repair wasn't doing its job and he had to replace it. While removing the mesh he found the intestine had attached itself to the mesh and he went about trying to knocking it loose frm the mesh. He ended up tearing a hole in the intestine and had to stitch that up. So now my wife is in pain, in a hospital room, on a liquid diet and running a fever. I have a virus and she said "Stay away! The last thing I need right now is a cold that makes me cough." I have complied with that wish but I do miss not seeing my wife.
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The Key, The Gameboy and Andrew

Thu, 2007-04-26 22:24 — earnie

I have a lawn tracter whose key I kept in a drawer in my bedroom. Andrew had found it without my knowledge and had it for more than a couple of weeks. The key ring also contained the key to the storage building where I keep the mower. I have an extra key to the building but I don't have an extra key to the mower. I was getting the mower ready for use but discovered that I didn't have the key. I took Andrew's gameboy after assessing that he was indeed the one who had taken the key. He kept bugging me for the gameboy of course and tonight, after about 10 days, I have the key to the mower. The key to the building is missing from the key ring but at least I can now start the mower.
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Medical: The H in ADHD

Mon, 2007-04-16 14:30 — earnie

My son Andrew has a medical condition labeled ADHD. The H part of ADHD is one that drives many parents, including Karen and I, nuts and causes lots of anguish and distress. The H in ADHD causes my son to grab, pinch, stand up, jump around, shout out, become easily frustrated, be annoying, etc. Controlling the condition with just the right dose of medication is tricky. Too much and he becomes too lathargic and too little and he gets into trouble at school.
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School: Homework

Wed, 2007-01-24 23:25 — earnie

One of the things I disliked about school when I was young was homework. Now I see that same dislike in my children. I found it hard to help them with that chore although I do try to encourage them to do it. The older they get the harder it is for the parent to actually help them so instilling good habits when they are young is essential.

Jonathan, the bright, highly intelligent, under achiever frustrated me to no end when he was in the nineth and tenth grades. He would usually do the homework was too lazy to turn it in. Can you believe it, he would get an A on the tests and a C on the report card.

Andrew, the one who struggles to understand why he even needs to go to school actually turns the homework in; when he does it. Getting Andrew to want to do the homework is a big struggle. With his learning disadvantages I have a hard time with some of the homework he is actually assigned. But Karen and I as parents still try to instill a good want to do it in him.

How about you? How do your kids do with homework? Leave me a comment about them.

Chef Boyd RD: Andrew's Roasted Garlic Grilled Cheese

Sun, 2007-01-07 23:14 — earnie

Andrew loves to eat garlic bread and has been know to make his own toast with garlic on it. One day when fixing him tomato soup he requested garlic bread. I said how about grilled cheese sandwich, he insisted on the garlic, so ...
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Chef Boyd RD: Two Plus Two Pancakes

Fri, 2007-01-05 21:44 — earnie

The kitchen can be a fun place to learn. One of my favorite hobbies is concocting recipes, some turn out really good, some turn out just so so and some well taste alright but desire the pleasing look. I hope you enjoy this one, the kids can help and you can make it a math puzzle if you wish.
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Christmas Day Dawning

Sat, 2006-12-30 13:25 — earnie

Hustle, bustle, glitter and gleam as we ready for the big event of Christmas. The children so excited they can hardly get to sleep and then we need to get the last minute touches complete on the gifts before we ourselves lay down. Finally all is done and we lay down for a few moments sleep when all of a sudden we see children dancing round our bed. Tirefully we awaken ready to make our children happy. We do our yearly ritual of reading the story from Luke so that we have some real meaning of Christmas in the gifts we've given. We ready the cameras and then tell the children to march forward toward their gifts from Santa.

They rip and tear one after another while they ooo and awe giving us much delight that they are pleased with their gifts. Finally the last gift is opened and all the torn wrappings are put into bags for the next days trash. The children are playing with their new found games, dolls and other toys. Now its time to prepare the meal so that our tummies can be filled. What a glorious time each year brings as we create traditions and memories that will always last.

Leave a comment telling of your Christmas Day Dawning experiences.

Earnie
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