amandamomma

Cyber Monday has many people looking for a good deal and a chance to escape the other holiday shoppers at the mall, but beware of the hidden costs of online shopping.
I just saved myself from a costly mistake and wanted to relate this story to anyone doing any cyber shopping.
I placed an online order with [...]

Yesterday, I picked my son up at preschool. Everything seemed fine and normal. I helped him into the car and my oldest son buckled him into his booster seat. I drove out of the pickup lane and parked to look at his folder that he brings home everyday.
I looked back to ask him [...]

Yesterday’s story (Kissing Boo-Boos) about the golf club injury was related to me by my husband. I did not see the Kiss reaction myself. I was upstairs when all that happened.
But soon after, my son came up to my door, and he was crying about his leg and asked me if he could [...]

We had a yard sale on Saturday and the kids decided to play with some golf clubs that my husband was selling. They went over to the side yard and were hitting a tennis ball. I guess that seemed safer than a golf ball. Well, it was my son’s turn to hit [...]

Well, it has finally decided to cool off here.  Today my son wanted to wear his “puffy” coat and toboggan to preschool.  We dropped him off and I took his hat.  I didn’t think that he would need it when I came to pick him up.  His brother decided to wear it back to the [...]

I was driving in the car the other day and the kids were watching “Chicken Little” on DVD. They were watching the scene where an animal is getting into a trash can. My oldest son kept calling it a badger. He was saying that the badger was getting into the trash and [...]

Just a few days ago, a young man came to the door. He said hello and asked if we liked steaks. He said that his boss had a big special on meat. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to buy meat from the back of a pickup truck. You [...]

I recently drove down a road out in the country where I lived all my growing up years.  I was reminded of a time about 20 years ago.  I had only had my drivers license for a short time. I was running late for school, as was often the case. I came to a curve [...]

I am amandamomma.  This is my first blog and I am looking forward to blogging about my experience with children.  I am a mother of 4 and have worked with children since I started babysitting in 1981.  I also have about 8 years of experience in the daycare setting,  working in and managing a daycare center.  I [...]