Junk Mail

What is it with older adults, somewhat new to the Internet, and forwarding old jokes? Pictures of that Hallmark nut Maxine, cutesey pictures of puppies and kitties doing whacky things, some old joke about why husbands make better doorknobs....you get the picture.

I finally had to ask my favorite aunt to quit forwarding jokes etc. after not checking my mail for a week, only to come back in 7 days later and having daily messages from my ISP stating I've exceeded my mail quota....out of 127 messages I think 1/3 of them were from my aunt How do you politely tell her you love hearing from her....just no more jokes...please?!

Potty Training

For all the parents out there...you can relate to that moment in time when your child finally made it through a night without wetting their pull-ups....or the day when she made it all day without any accidents. We're well beyond that stage in my home now...she is still wearing pull-ups at night and at naptime, but that is more to use up our stock and not out of necessity.

What motivates one child, will not motivate another. The magic this time around were clothes for her Barbie dolls and the lure of Dora underpants. If only all big tasks in life could be bribed into success with under garments and clothing!