How Children in Obesity Can Use the Sun to Lose Weight

Lose Weight - How Children in Obesity Can Use the Sun to Lose Weight Good evening. Today, I learned about Lose Weight - How Child…

How to blow a child's mind with a radio

Ever wanted to astound and amaze your kids? Well, here is a way to do it using something you probably already have - a radio. Wh…

Sometimes, I wish I were a traffic cop

Driving my boys Tater and Bud to school this morning, we were in traffic behind a minivan. Not an uncommon occurrence, right? Wel…

What to do with apples, part 1: Apple Pie Filling

Yesterday, Mr. Zen and I got the opportunity to pick apples at a local orchard. We left with about 2 bushels of apples - over 80 …

Is history disappearing?

"History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are." - David C. …

Happy Birtday?

Well, we've been going "flat out like a lizard drinking," to put it the Aussie way. In other words, things have be…

Friday Perspective: Big Blue Marble

The earth's a big blue marble when you see it from out there . . . Closer, getting closer... Perspective start to change, thi…

Sal-mon patties (and how to get the kids to eat them)

My grandmother used to fix salmon patties frequently. She, like many Southerners, pronounced the "L" in salmon, so it …

Getting ready for 4-H camp

My oldest son "Bud" is going to 4-H camp this year. It's his first time to go to an overnight camp by himself. He…

Recipe For Disaster: Parenting Without Boundaries

I wrote previously about the demise of the dinner table and its detrimental effect on families . I've written about kids who…

Never shake a baby

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this month - and throughout the rest of the year - I often wear a blue ri…

Help! Growing oversized cabbage

My son came home from school yesterday with a cabbage plant. Specifically, an O.S. Cross cabbage plant. His school participates …