
Maw-cupational Hazards
Sometimes we moms get caught in the crossfire of on the job "Maaahhwm-cupational Hazards". Here are a few from this week: Hazard #1 - Stress On Monday, I headed down yet another avenue that I hoped would lead to some relief from the pain in my ear... the one that had...

Table Talk: What I Know About Teen Girls, by Kathleen Fishcer
Today's Table Talk is by our friend Kathleen Fischer. I asked her to share some strategies on understanding and dealing with emotional swings (and manipulation) from the average tween/teen girl. Gotta love 'em... even if they make you think your crazy :) Thanks for...

Manners & Money
January 29, 2010 was the day I committed to change around the Wyma house. It's hard to believe that the year mark of starting the MOAT blog lies just around the corner. So I have one last month (in our year-long experiment to equip our enabled kids) to add a task....

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
but if it is broken... by all means tell an adult! "AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! There's blood on my foot!!!!" screams Speed Police running to her father. Never a good cry for help. .... Sure enough, the girl was leaving blood footprints as she ran to get help. It wasn't worth a...

Shower Time
Some of my best thinking is done in the shower. Well, maybe not my best, but it's certainly the only time a get a few moments to myself. Even then, I often have a little friend (since I'm still a mother of a preschooler!), anxiously standing on the other side of the...