Mommage

Graduation Day

The big day has finally come: my son is "graduating" from the infant room at daycare to the one-year-room. Though he'll be almost 10 months old at the time of the move (two days after Labor Day), it's time for him to go forward.

The Back To School Happy Dance

Sing along with this Staples commercial!  Or dance if ya feel like it!

It's the MOST wonderful time of the year.  (Voice over - they're going BAAAAACK!!)  Yes!  Back to school is almost upon us.  The "I'm boreds" haven't arrived in my house yet, probably mostly because His Majesty has no interest in going back to school - even though he's going into high school this year.  But I'm happy enough for both of us.  Buh-lieve me.

I live in a slightly rural community - it has 2 high schools for the entire county ~ with a third to open this coming fall.  Our county is the same size as the state of Rhode Island.  With school budgets being constantly slashed to cut out all those pesky extras such as art and music (/sarcasm) I can't help  but wonder when school buses are going to go the way of the Dodo.

The Meaning of Family Vacation

After being encouraged by her doctors to take a family vacation, Jeanine S. chose a Disney cruise so the kids would have a great time, and she could have some time alone with her husband while their children were in the kids club.  I can see how this information on Disney's website might be enticing, but it could also give parents a false impression of a child's cruise experience.  In Jeanine's case, nothing seemed to go as planned, causing her to send a letter to Walt Disney Cruise Line via Planetfeedback expressing her disappointment in the quality of daycare provided on the ship.

I was surprised by some of the comments to Jeanine's letter. 
I thought it was interesting how people formed different opinions about her intentions regarding her children, her husband and the vacation itself.