The laughter break that gets you through the week. http://www.jellymom.com Thank you so much for reading Jelly Mom. Writing for so many of you over the last five years has been a great pleasure. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/EndofJellyMom.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/EndofJellyMom.php Wed, 15 April 2009 15:16:00 PST The dilemma? How to keep the little ones out of rooms they don't belong in. The solution? Animatronics. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/RaisingTodds.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/RaisingTodds.php Mon, 30 March 2009 10:20:00 PST Moms that choose to run a home-based business are utterly out of their minds. I should know. I am one of those women. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Hazards.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Hazards.php Monday, 16 March 2009 01:00:00 PST Our Momma is going to give away all our toys. She means it. We don’t care a whit about all the cars, blocks, stuffed animals and battery operated noisemakers that we have. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Mattel.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Mattel.php Wed, 11 Mar 2009 1:00:00 PST My son is a big complainer when it comes to folding laundry. He is only seven, but I think he is capable and this will be a good skill for him as an adult. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/GlassOfWater.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/GlassOfWater.php Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:01:00 PST I have been exercising to some of Richard Simmons' exercise videos. Let me tell you. I thought I had it all worked out. I would wait until anyone old enough to laugh at me had gone to school or work for the day, but nooo. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Exercising.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Exercising.php Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:02:00 PST My oldest daughter is shy. Writing this column probably won’t help things either, but you know parents just can’t resist telling a great story no matter what. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Shy.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Shy.php Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:27:00 PST My youngest son has fallen in love hard. He is completely infatuated with one of his older sisters. No doubt the treats she shares with him, the trips to the park, the piggy back rides and the stories she reads him has all made her the light in his eyes. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Love.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Love.php Mon, 09 Feb 2009 9:20:00 PST Why is it that when you want to talk on the phone, the kids show up in droves and make enough noise to drown out a marching band but when a telemarketer calls not one child can be found? http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Telemarketers.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Telemarketers.php Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:05:00 PST It is antelope season at my house again. Another child has reached the age where he can print and sound out some words so writing letters to Grammy and Auntie are high on his list. So are antelopes. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Antelopes.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Antelopes.php Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:19:00 PST My eleven-year old son is given to outrageous temper tantrums and will stop at nothing to up the ante. One day he swallowed a tack to spite me. I showed great concern. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/MiracleofTack.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/MiracleofTack.php Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:57:00 PST I used to try to reason with the children. Now I just tell them to shut up because all I really want is peace and quiet. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/PeaceandQuiet.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/PeaceandQuiet.php Mon, 1 January 2009 21:40:00 PST But the column will still run on time with reprints. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Hiatus.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Hiatus.php Sun, 2 November 2008 21:52:00 PST My five year old is learning to read. This is NOT a good thing. He is reading Calvin and Hobbes. http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Calvin-Hobbes.php http://www.jellymom.com/RSS/Calvin-Hobbes.php Mon, 20 October 2008 16:27:00 PST