Rats. One of the last bastions of sanity in this country has fallen. Perhaps you didn’t even know that it existed. But most of Indiana has never followed Daylight savings time, choosing instead to remain on Eastern Standard Time for the entire year. For the first time this year, they will be setting their clocks forward. This is just sad to me, as I really deplore Daylight Savings Time and... [Read more]
If you’re French, I suggest you stop reading right now because you’re not going to like what I have to say. The French are nuts. First, they look down on everyone else because they think they’ve created this French utopia. Oh, yeah, utopia– except for the constant rioting. The latest rioting is all about jobs, or lack thereof. You see, IF you can get a job in France,... [Read more]
A Washington man was rushing to catch his commuter train and forgot his daughter in the car. Even though it was clearly not intentional, and the little girl was unharmed, the man will face charges of leaving a child under 8 unattended. I bet that no sentence the court can hand down will be worse than what his wife is going to do to him. Read More →
There is a company called Life Gem that turns the ashes of your departed loved one into a diamond. I love my husband, but I’m not turning him into a ring after he passes on. Nope, just not going to do it. Yuck. Of course, I guess it’s no more creepy than keeping their ashes in a jar on the mantle. Read More →
I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my/our parenting– I always try to involve my husband in the improvement, as well So, when I recently read this article, taken from the book, How to Raise Your Children Without Raising Your Voice, I was really impressed. So many parenting books give you some nice, warm fuzzy ideas, but very little practical advice. I particularly liked the... [Read more]
Our 12 year old son has been looking forward to American Inventor since he first saw the previews for it back in January. It was very disappointing to us that last night’s series premiere was not very child friendly, at least several portions of it (particularly at the beginning). Fortunately, we were able to record it, preview it, and fast forward through the inappropriate sections. Our... [Read more]
Woke up this morning. Read the headlines. This one caught my eye: “McClatchy to buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B” Thought, “Why on earth would someone want to buy the Knight Rider car for $4.5 B? That seems a little steep for a collectible.” No, Jill, that’s not Knight Rider. It’s Knight Ridder, as in the second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher. Ahhhh. That makes... [Read more]
Do you have children with normal feet? You should count yourselves very blessed. Our second oldest has wide feet. Well, really they’re extra wide. Like his father, this means buying shoes for him is a challenge. My husband has been known to buy very expensive shoes that were perfect in the store but miraculously no longer fit after being worn twice. Ugh. So, the extra wide footed boy... [Read more]
I have to say I’m really enjoying having a second car. Today, when I realized I needed to get some things done, I didn’t need to wait for my husbad to get home. Oh, the freedom, the independence!!! And, at the same time, I was a little sad yesterday when my husband and I drove off in separate directions. There were things I actually enjoyed about being a one car family. People always... [Read more]
One of our children has a cough. He doesn’t have a fever. He doesn’t even seem particularly congested– he just has this pesky cough. It’s been going on for a couple of days now but seemed to get worse last night and wasn’t significantly better this morning. So, what do you do for a cough? Well, there’s always over the counter cough medicine, but I don’t... [Read more]
This is one of the best pieces of parenting advice I know– never, and I mean NEVER tell your children what is in food before they eat it. If they rave about the food and ask for seconds, then maybe you can tell them after they’ve eaten it. For example, you’ve made banana muffins. Under no circumstances are you to describe them as “banana” muffins– they are... [Read more]
Well, a new to us car, anyway. Now this may not seem like a big thing to you, but this is the first time in 6 years that we will have a second car. Here in the Houston ‘burbs, with no public transportation, that means that for the last 6 years I have either stayed home with all of the children, or I’ve had to get up, get everyone dressed, so I could take my husband to work. By the time... [Read more]
It’s important for you to understand that I have a strong faith in God. It greatly influences who I am, and I try to make decisions that bring honor to Him. Recently, I’ve been studying about how to be a better wife. Not only do I hope that this makes for better day to day living for myself and for my husband, but I hope that it will bring glory to God, as well. I have to mention here... [Read more]
Hi. I’m Jill Manty, and this is my blog. I’ve no idea how you got here, so if you’d like to let me know, leave it in the comment section. This blog has no real purpose. It’s just a place for me to share my thoughts, feelings and opinions on the things that happen in my life or in the world, at large. I hate to start off with such glaring self-promotion, but, hey! it’s... [Read more]