http://www.realitymom.com/ Reality Mom en Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:12:00 GMT Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:12:00 GMT info@realitymom.com info@realitymom.com http://www.realitymom.com/ending-the-experiment/ After giving this some serious thought, I think I'm going to move on from this blog. Using orble.com was a fun experiment, but it didn't provide the results I was... http://www.realitymom.com/ending-the-experiment/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/ending-the-experiment/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:12:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/education-its-a-fulltime-job/ Like it or not, keeping track of and following up on your child's education is a full time job (or, as some like to say, a full time responsibility). You... http://www.realitymom.com/education-its-a-fulltime-job/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/education-its-a-fulltime-job/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:02:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/neverending-todo-lists/ This week has been one never-ending to-do list of chores, appointments, errands, housework, sporting events, parenting, and career responsibilities . . . and . . . it's only Wednesday. I'm... http://www.realitymom.com/neverending-todo-lists/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/neverending-todo-lists/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:18:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/coupon-clipping-cash-coins/ When I first moved out on my own in 1992 (that seems SO long ago), I was an avid coupon clipper. The grocery stores I frequented had "double coupon day... http://www.realitymom.com/coupon-clipping-cash-coins/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/coupon-clipping-cash-coins/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:33:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/play-dates-on-rainy-days/ Rainy days are a constant issue in our happy little household. On perfectly sunny days, the kids rarely seem interested in going outside. When it is raining, however, that is... http://www.realitymom.com/play-dates-on-rainy-days/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/play-dates-on-rainy-days/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:46:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/short-school-week/ Despite it being a short school week (the kids have Monday off from school because it's a holiday), that doesn't mean there's less to do. * Monday: my nephew and... http://www.realitymom.com/short-school-week/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/short-school-week/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:12:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/sharing-on-the-holidays/ Because we're a blended family in every way imaginable, we have to share the children on every other holiday. This is difficult because, of course, we want the house filled... http://www.realitymom.com/sharing-on-the-holidays/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/sharing-on-the-holidays/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:53:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/media-limitations-why-or-why-not/ I've been giving a lot of thought to media limitations ever since we welcomed our nephew into our household. There is a lot of debate surrounding this subject for obvious... http://www.realitymom.com/media-limitations-why-or-why-not/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/media-limitations-why-or-why-not/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:56:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/bullying-or-surviving/ This topic is becoming a frequent area of discussion in our household lately. We've been noticing an interesting and unexpected trend. The children we expected to be bullies at school... http://www.realitymom.com/bullying-or-surviving/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/bullying-or-surviving/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:36:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-journal-writing/ I've been encouraging my children to express their feelings through art over the years and, now that they're writing more and more in school, I'm encouraging expression through journal writing... http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-journal-writing/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/children-and-journal-writing/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:35:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/progress-reports-good-with-the-bad/ It's that time of year again! Next week, we'll be receiving four progress reports, one for each child in the household. The schools (the elementary for the younger children, and... http://www.realitymom.com/progress-reports-good-with-the-bad/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/progress-reports-good-with-the-bad/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:24:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/liar-liar-pants-on-fire/ The entire dynamic of our household is changing daily. Our children are getting older and wising up to the fact that lying will: * Help them avoid punishment * Help... http://www.realitymom.com/liar-liar-pants-on-fire/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/liar-liar-pants-on-fire/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:13:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/its-date-night/ My fiance and I rarely have a moment to us these days, let alone time together. While we do spend the evenings catching up after the kids go to sleep... http://www.realitymom.com/its-date-night/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/its-date-night/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:34:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/weatherrun-living/ As much as the kids would still love to play, it looks like there will be no soccer game tonight. Practice was cancelled last night, as well. The rain is... http://www.realitymom.com/weatherrun-living/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/weatherrun-living/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.realitymom.com/october-art-with-the-kids/ It feels like a two pots of coffee kind of day. The rainy, gray weather always seems to do that for me. We woke to the sound of the pouring... http://www.realitymom.com/october-art-with-the-kids/#comments http://www.realitymom.com/october-art-with-the-kids/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:09:00 GMT