Are Your Teens Prepared for the Temptations
Posted: December 13, 2011 Filed under: Parenting, Thoughts 2 Comments »This time of year we hear a lot of music that we don’t normally hear. Some of it isn’t actually Christmas music, but we only hear it during the holiday season. As I drove to work the other morning, a song came on the radio that stirred up those usual warm Christmastime feelings. It’s a very well written song, usually performed by Dean Martin and Doris Day. And then I listened to the words.
Here are the lyrics to Baby it’s Cold Outside – which are amazing really.
Three Reasons We’re Giving Away Our House
Posted: December 5, 2011 Filed under: Parenting, questions, Thoughts 9 Comments »
Would you like a free, or nearly free house? Take over the payments, or buy it on Short-Sale, and it’s yours.
When we were transferred from Colorado to Oregon, we put our house up for sale. The housing Bubble was just bursting. In order to unload it quickly, we lowered the price $5000 a week until it sold. We were able to take a little cash out of it, but overall we lost about $40,ooo. If we hadn’t sold it right away, we would have lost another $20-30 and had no cash for a down payment on this house.
Our Kids Need Us
Posted: December 2, 2011 Filed under: Parenting 2 Comments »
We’ve all been sick this week, but it has given me an opportunity to witness something powerful in action. That is, our kids need AND want us.
When it was my Wonderful Wife’s turn to be sick, she was holed up in the bedroom trying to sleep, recover, and chill. The kid’s thoughts were never far from her – they are used to having her around 24/7 and it is disconcerting to be disconnected from her.
