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The Ins & Outs

by Kay | Jul 21, 2011 | kids & work

Welcome to my world of forgetfulness and frustration. Among my many recovery programs (the enabling, procrastination, controlling, grammar hacking, …) forgetfulness stays at the top of the heap. Plaguing me almost daily, often multiple times a day, my propensity...

Heard on the Street… Finding a Kid’s Strength

by Kay | Jul 14, 2011 | Heard on the Streed, kids & work

The other day, chatting it up with a fellow MOAT, I shared that, although my kids are working – and learning great things – I’m not sure both are hitting stride in the strength area. At this point in life, I think the work itself and lessons learned...

Hitting the Wall

by Kay | Jun 30, 2011 | kids & work

“Please don’t make me go…. Please.Please.Please.Please.” Young worker begs. “Sorry. It’s part of work. In order to do it, you have to show up.” “Oh….Just this one day. Please let me stay home.” “No can...

Table Talk: It’s Summer!!! Time to … WORK???!! by Lisa Clark

by Kay | Jun 8, 2011 | kids & work

Today’s Table Talk is by the wonderful Lisa Clark. We’re so blessed that she will weigh in from time to time to offer some good old sage advice on parenting our tween/teens. Is you kid working this summer? I’m talking a real job where a boss is...

Music to My Ears

by Kay | Jun 7, 2011 | kids & work

Overheard on the phone. Speed Police chatting with our friend Lynn: (response to what I assume was the question of the hour, “What are you doing this summer?”) “Oh… I have volleyball tomorrow… and I’m going to be working at...

Job Fair – as in “That’s Not..”

by Kay | May 10, 2011 | Heard on the Streed, kids & work

Summer is around the corner … and so are jobs. I’m not really up for the home-made job. We’ve done the car washes, baby-sitting, craft days, etc. All of which, (thanks to a little procrastination, lazy, and better-offer genetic disposition inherited...