Asthma Allergies Children: a parent’s guide
2011
I’ve been reading this book, Asthma Allergies, Children: a parent’s guide. If you have a child or children with allergies or asthma, this book is very informative. In our house, we have what I call “the trifecta from hell.” We have allergies, asthma, and eczema. Which one is worse? Well, it depends on the day… read more »
Blizzard Blog Hop Introduction
2011
Hi there! Stopping by from Household6Diva’s Blizzard Blog Hop? No? That’s OK too. For those who are new, I’m Amanda. I’ve been writing this crazy blog since 2007. I cover a wide variety of topics here depending on what ‘s going on in our lives. Generally, military life, and now autism take up a lot… read more »
Kidspeak
2011
Deployments and Children’s Grades
2011
The RAND group did a study of over 44,000 military kids and found that no matter the variation in rank, seniority, gender, etc., when a parent is deployed for 19 months or more, a child tends to suffer academically in school. All of what they’re suggesting to help this issue is pretty common sense stuff…. read more »
Did Your Favorite TV Show Get Axed?
2011
I have to admit, I hadn’t even heard of most of the shows on the list I came across while reading new headlines this morning. I never watched America’s Most Wanted. I’ve heard they’ve helped catch fugitives, but maybe a weekly airing just isn’t necessary. I’m glad Traffic Light is going. I’ll admit I watched… read more »
Healthy Living
2011
Healthy living. What does that mean to me? It means that over the past two years I’ve tried to eliminate as many of the foods from the middle of the grocery store as I can. It means less processed foods, and more cooked from scratch. It means no foods with MSG, nitrites or sulfites because… read more »
What Autism Has Made Me Do Lately
2011
Besides lose my everloving mind that is. I have a 4 year old who can’t grasp that no, we are not going outside when it’s wet and cold even though just yesterday it was sunny and awesome outside. Stupid weather. -Thanks to autism, I’ve also had the pleasure of spending countless minutes on the phone… read more »
Karma’s a Bitch
2011
My oldest child was an only child for the first five and a half years of his life. To say there was resentment when my second child was born is an understatement. We still find ourselves saying, “He’s been here 4 years. He’s not going anywhere. Get used to it.” During these last four years,… read more »
