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Wedding Rings and Gender Roles, Pt. 1

The practice of wearing wedding rings has roots in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians might have believed that circles represent eternity, fitting for a marriage vow. Wearing the rings on our left hand dates to the Roman era: Romans apparently believed that the fourth finger on our left hands had a vein that went directly to the heart. While women have worn wedding (and engagement) rings for centuries, the practice of men donning the former only dates to the 20th century. Some sources speculate that it had to do with World War II: men started wearing the rings while deployed, as … Continue reading →

And You Thought Hot Dogs Were Bad For Kids

Don’t you love it when other parents agree with you? I had to chuckle reading fellow blogger Matt Pinkston’s take on hot dogs. The dad of four kids is as repulsed by the popular kiddie menu option as I am. As he noted in a previous post: “After four years of undergraduate science, and understanding thoroughly what sodium nitrates and nitrates, corn syrup, food colorings, and parasites in hot dogs will do to people, I’m not a fan. The conflict intensifies when one child requests hamburger, which I then prepare, then insists on hot dogs, an item seldom in the … Continue reading →

Helpful Things to Add to Your Car Insurance

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A typical car insurance policy will cover many of the situations that you could experience while driving. However, it simply doesn’t cover everything that could possibly happen to you. Adding extra insurance onto your car insurance policy can raise the cost of your premium, but it may be worth it. In order to determine what types of things could be advantageous for you to add to your auto insurance policy, you first need to figure out what is already covered. This can prevent you from adding something that you don’t need to because you already have coverage for it. Generally … Continue reading →

Digital Notetaking, Planning, and Writing

One of my failures as a person is organization. It’s not that I don’t get things done (I do) and it isn’t that I don’t have a system (it’s mostly piles and stacks of recent tasks), but it’s mainly that I’d like to be better at it. Who doesn’t want to be better organized? I’m a technology junkie (I install a new operating system at least once a week and a new application multiple times a day) and that means that in the search for an application that I feel can work I go through lots and lots of applications … Continue reading →

Top 10 Things Homeschooled Kids Do While Everyone Else is in School

10. Get to be asked “Is there no school today?” by neighbors, dad’s co-workers, and the cashier at the grocery store if you are seen outside of your home before 2PM. 9. Get to be questioned by relatives, neighbors, dad’s co-workers, and the cashier at the grocery store on why your mom choose to homeschool and wouldn’t you really like to go to an actual school and be with actual kids.(Now when’s the last time I asked a parent, “are you seriously sending your child to school next year?) 8. Get to wave goodbye to the school bus while in … Continue reading →

Top Gs Hit the Right Note

As promised yesterday here are three more useful Gs for a great marriage. Gratitude This quality is one that can sometimes easily be overlooked. If you’re grateful for your spouse then let them know that. You might say something like, ‘You are such a blessing to me.’ Or ‘I’m so glad I’m married to you.’ When they do something for you express your gratitude. It only takes a few words – something along the lies of ‘Thanks for doing that for me. I really appreciated that.’ It might only take half a minute to say but it could brighten your … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

Shopping the Catalogs: Personalized Pet Ornaments

Photo by John Boyer Do you hang ornaments on your tree for the animals in your life? (Or maybe you’re like my friend Karen who gives her dog Tucker a little tree of his own –all with his ornaments on it.) Or maybe you’re like me and like to give personalized ornaments to pet parents for presents? Below is a list of the cutest catalog offerings for personalized pet ornaments that I found this season. The usual suspects, like dogs and cats, are a given, but I even found one for horse lovers so I included it too. From Miles … Continue reading →

Topper (1937)

Starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett as the Kirbys, a fun-loving young married couple who gets killed in a car accident, “Topper,” the classic black and white film, has a very cute premise. Unable to find a way to get to Heaven, our ghosts decide they must be lacking in good deeds, and no one needs a good deed done to them more than their stuffy friend Topper, president of the bank. Topper’s life is ordered and precise, his every movement dictated by his wife, and he hardly ever has any fun. The Kirbys are just the ticket to open … Continue reading →

Ask a Baby Blogger: You Said To Feed On Demand but. . .

. . .I didn’t. I breastfed on a schedule and it worked much better for me! This was not really a question but rather some sentiments shared in the comment section on my first blog on this topic. Two moms, Anna and Julie shared that they had tried both breastfeeding on cue and breastfeeding on a schedule and schedule feeding worked better for them. I started to leave a comment and before I knew it, I had written a whole other blog. So here it is, what can happen if you don’t breastfeed on demand, why it probably worked for … Continue reading →