By Shannon on Tuesday, May 31, 2005Filed Under: Parenting, Thriving
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve eaten at Burger King 11 times. Not always a full meal – sometimes just a leftover chicken tender from L’s Kid’s Meal. Sometimes just a Kid’s Meal myself. Sometimes a full “Jedi Meal” (that gets you two extra Star Wars toys). We are frequenting every Burger King we can [...]
By Shannon on Friday, May 27, 2005Filed Under: My Daughter, My Son, Parenting
Yikes - haven’t blogged in over a week! Well, here’s what’s been happening…
1. L & I cleared weeds and old bushes from the front of the house and planted a perennial flower garden! It is going to be so beautiful in a couple years when it all fills in.
2. We saw Star Wars. Twice. I [...]
By Shannon on Tuesday, May 17, 2005Filed Under: My Son, Parenting, Thriving
OK, I didn’t have great expectations. I’ve been to Perkins for Kid’s Night several times and I know the quality of their “entertainment.” But, geez, if you’re going to dress up like Darth Vader and walk around talking to children, wouldn’t you at least try to get the voice right? Or maybe even watch a [...]
By Shannon on Sunday, May 15, 2005Filed Under: Thriving
I just read an article about the Raw Foods Diet. Here’s a synopsis: Meat? Bad. Dairy? Bad. Processed food (including bread, rice and pasta)? Bad. Virtually every food in my kitchen is poisoning me. Some guru is suggesting that if I eat only raw fruits, veggies and nuts, I will be a happier person. Not [...]
By Shannon on Friday, May 13, 2005Filed Under: My Daughter, My Son, Parenting
Time for a quick update! L is learning to ride a bike and is quite motivated and ready. He is in full Star Wars immersion as the promotions for the movie are everywhere now. We’ll be seeing Darth Vader at Kid’s Night at Perkins restaurant next week - hopefully I’ll have some good photos to [...]