My Own Mortality

by Michelle Lasley | Jan 31, 2013 | Blogging Before SEO, Family, Parenting

It went like this. Me: “I’m sorry you had a bad dream about the Dinotrux last night.” Levi: “I don’t remember that one. I had a dream that you died.” Me: “I’m sorry… ” Levi: “And Daddy got married on a...

The Grape Passage

by Michelle Lasley | Aug 22, 2011 | Blogging Before SEO, Family, Food, Parenting

All Levi wants lately are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We used our home canned jam a few weeks ago, so we had to get a supermarket supplement. For the second supplement, we chose grape jelly. Levi had an initial preschool protest, but afterwards he’s been...

Setting Expectations

by Michelle Lasley | Apr 11, 2011 | Blogging Before SEO, Family, Parenting

This concept, I find very interesting. In some instances, expectations are clearly defined by the type of event it is. You are invited to dinner, the expectation is that you will consume dinner. If you go to an interview, there would likely be an expectation of...

Parental Gray Areas

by Michelle Lasley | Apr 5, 2011 | Blogging Before SEO, Family, Food, Parenting

There is so much in parenting, for me, that is a gray area. Even when it comes to time outs. I live on the fence in many other areas of life, so why not in parenting too? Yes, we have our rules. Yes, we implement boundaries. We are known as the stricter parents in our...

Potty Training

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 27, 2011 | Blogging Before SEO, Family, Parenting, The Green Life

I blamed the frequent night-time urination for the reason we stopped using cloth diapers. But, in retrospect, I think it might have been the poop. I hate poop. Let me repeat myself. I H.A.T.E POOP! Hate it. Really really hate it. If it’s dried out in a bag...