Archives for August, 2010

Restoration

August 31st, 2010

This morning I am heading to a Bikram Yoga class at a nearby studio. Today makes my third visit in five days and I really think I am on to something, thanks to my wonderful neighbor-friend and her suggestion to give it a try. After working my mind and body for 90 minutes in a [...]

Organization

August 24th, 2010

It’s hard to believe that the kids are back to school tomorrow.  As much as I fight the idea as the summer begins to come to a close, I am beginning to welcome the idea of a more structured routine for my family.  Now that we have two weeks of nightly football practice under our [...]

Entering Personal Information Online

August 17th, 2010

In preparation for the start of school next week, I opened accounts for both of my boys at MyLunchMoney.com today, at the suggestion of our school district.  This is a site that allows parents to review balances and add money to school lunch accounts.  What CAN’T we do online anymore?!  While entering our address, phone [...]

Family Schedules – Store, Sync, Share!

August 11th, 2010

This evening I am sitting at football practice.  Both of our sons are playing this year and Dean and I are trading off delivering the boys (and helping, in Dean’s case) on alternating nights.  He goes one way with our elder son and I go the other with the younger.  Last night I enjoyed the fresh [...]

Technology, Old and New

August 4th, 2010

Last month when I visited my grandmother, we took time for a knitting lesson. When we were little girls, Grandma Nellie taught my sisters and me to crochet at one point or another.  Between the ages of ten and thirteen, I was crazy about crocheting – a little addicted even!  Knitting, on the other hand, [...]