October 2012

Halloween Fun

by Heligirl on October 18, 2012

in Daily Ramblings

As the weather starts to shift here, I’m digging out the old craft supplies to make some fun indoor activities. When I was at Target today I saw this little bag of mini pumpkins for $3.49. Perfect. With some paint, glue, crafty embellishments and even a few markers we had ourselves an hour of crafty […]

How to curb lying

by Heligirl on October 8, 2012

in Mom Tip Monday,Parenting Articles

What do you do when your child starts lying? For me the first instinct was to get really mad. But I had to cool myself off and give it a good long think. I was a constant liar when I was a child. It wasn’t until I reached my adult years that I learned from […]

Kindergarten Reality Slap Down

by Heligirl on October 5, 2012

in Daily Ramblings

This week I read a little sentence from a friend on Facebook that sent my whole world into a spin: “Early enrollment for next year’s kindergarten opens next week.” My reaction: “Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!” This has nothing to do with not being physically prepared. Sweetness turned 5 two weeks ago, has all of her shots, is starting […]

I’ve started following @SarcasticRover on Twitter. The creation of hilarious humorist and screenwriter Jason Filiatrault, it’s a parody of what the Mars Rover would be tweeting if it was in fact alive, could tweet, and, well, had Internet on Mars. He coined “Let’s do a science,” which caught on so much the real folks at […]