Posts by Wolfcat

DH is going to start a business this summer. It is offering a curbside pickup and sorting of recyclables. The recycling is already available, but we are going to try to be the middle-man, so to speak. DH spoke to someone in the city...

Family of 4 (2 adults, 1 ~6yo, 1 2yo). Normal month costs: $500; this month costs: $200. We LOVE our meat, cheese (in blocks) and butter (not margarine).   We have a very strict system: we meal plan our suppers; we eat two...

Hey, it's been awhile.   Keeping busy with my stuffs, going to Heartland Pagan Festival down near KC this year, and DS is driving me to the brink!   DH is starting a business this summer: Curbside recycling pickup and...

I am putting this here because it covers so many things: Special Needs, Gifted Child, etc.   DS is 5yo and just finishing up his Kindergarten year. It has been a tumultuous year for all of us.   He has been in...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Katielady  I'm looking for a scouting alternative for my kids. Spiral Scouts seems to be a bit too rooted in paganism for my family- as a quasi-pagan myself I'd love it, but I'm...

It's all about definition: I've been told I was a bad, even abusive, mom because I wouldn't bite my toddler hours after she bit another kid at daycare.   Here's what I think makes me a good mom: I keep learning about...

Pre-Step 1: Get current on your debts and do a budget Done. 0.1 No new borrowing. Done. 0.2 Talk with spouse and get him/her on the same page as you concerning finances. Done. 0.3 Do a written budget Er, kinda. 0.4 Temporarily stop...

My DD is 21 months. She doesn't talk much... maybe says a dozen words altogether. But she has understanding and makes attempts to communicate. She has no indications of a physical problem, so I'm not going to worry about it. She'll...

Actually, I agree with the anecdote at the end of that article.   Sometimes when I say "no", I have the background of having considered the pros and cons of the action and made a decision that it is not acceptable. DS rarely...

Nope, they go to school/daycare and that's about it. In summer, DS might try swimming again, but he's the oldest at 5, so we are still doing the home-time primarily. Later, I want them to CHOOSE their activities. One a season, until...