Archive for August, 2007

Friday, August 24th, 2007

A question for you

So I was just wondering, at what age do children generally start wiping their own butts after doing their bidness on the toilet?
I don’t have as large of a commenting readership as some of my favorite bloggers do, so if you don’t know, could you ask your readers?  Pretty Please?
I’ll promise to show you something [...]

18 Comments » - Posted in Motherhood by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Teach them well and let them lead the way

So today at school, I was teaching this really thought provoking lesson to my second and third graders during Social Studies…
Well, not really. We were introducing the new text book and were reading about the four different regions in California, desert, mountain range, coastal range, and valleys. And I was asking a very [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in Working Like a Dog by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Haiku Anyone?

Contests are so fun
Absolutely Bananas
Just came up with one
Go check it out!!

No Comments » - Posted in Blogging Fun by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

I don’t make this stuff up.

Smiling Mom: BC, seriously. Get your hand off your peiner.
BC: Oh.
SM: Why, why do you always hold yourself??!!
BC: (Exact words) Well mommy, you see, I have these little cannon balls under my skin and they are itching.
Hubby: (Nodding his head.) You’ll get use to it kid.

2 Comments » - Posted in BC Said What?? by Nette @ Smiling Mom