My kids discovered E.T. Well, rather, my husband and I were going through the list of movies we enjoyed when we were younger and we thought they would enjoy E.T. too. Their television time has moved to more parent selected movies and away from commercial television. One of the reasons, my “trigger finger” can’t seem to change the channel quickly enough before a commercial not fit for a 35 year old comes on the family-friendly station. My oldest son has even picked up my queue and rushes to change the …

Is it too much to ask to have my bed to myself? Our children love sleeping in our bed. On most nights, they start in their beds after already asking several times if they can sleep in our bed. Some days, I start early in the day with my, “no!” I might as well get ready because I know they are going to ask. Other times, we’ll let them start in our bed and move them later, but they always manage to make their way back into our bed. It …

My children got the camera yesterday and decided to take some pictures. Yes, they did ask before they got it. I said yes and started thinking of what pictures were on there that they could damage. I also was preoccupied at the moment, so “yes,” was the easiest answer without having to face unending questions of “why, why, why.” I mean really. How many buttons could they turn that would cause me to have to read the manual (wherever that is). I figured, it’s like a computer? You can always …