Parenting 101

I think I figured out the 3 basic things that are required to limit the amount of damage we do to our kids while raising them.

I created this formula during the week that my kids were at the lake with their dad and I was working.
Did you ever notice how easy it is to master parenting while there are no kids around?
I have some friends who haven't started their families yet who have perfected the parenting process. It is a strange coincidence.

Anyway, in three easy steps I think I've devised a plan that will not make you a perfect parent but will keep the damage you inflict to a minimum.

Here they are...the three gifts you can give your children that will keep them trauma-free!

#1. Introduce them to a good, kind, gentle God.
#2. Register them in a good, kind and gentle school.
#3. Bring them to a good, kind and gentle dentist.

If you follow these three steps, you should be able to avoid most of life's most traumatizing events.
And if these steps should fail, see step #1 again. That usually works on most trauma.
Good luck!
I would love to say more but my time on offering parenting advice has come to an end, my kids are home and they are REAL!!!!

Living the Single Life...

I had to work long hours this week so it was good that the kids weren't here being ignored by their mom.
Instead they spent the week having a great time with their dad at the lake while I was living the single life in the city.
I haven't had a space of time this long where I was on my own without the kids since...well, since I had the kids.

Its been an interesting week.
Its like being on a game show where I get to try out what my life would have been like if I has stayed single.
I worked, and then hung out with friends in the evenings. I didn't cook one meal or wash one dish.
It was quite an interesting experiment but now (after day 5) I miss my girls, and I'm ready for them to come home.

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia is playing in Winnipeg right now. I went with my sisters last Tuesday. It was so AWSOME!!! And very funny! If you care for ABBA's music at all, you'll LOVE it!!!!

Happy Birthday DJ

The girls all dressed up for daddy!
We celebrated DJ's 33rd birthday last night at his favorite restaurant. Its a Japanese Teppanaki bar here in Winnipeg. We had lots of fun, and its a great show. It was the first time we'd taken the girls, they loved it.
(Everything in this post is being underlined, I have no idea how I did that or how to undo it!)