Finally!  It’s January 3, 2012.  Do you know what that means?...  Yes, it’s back.to.school!  Yeah!  The Christmas break is OVer and time to return to the routine of school days!  Can all you moms (and dads) out there say “YIPEEEE!”  So, let me ask you a question:  Did you hear your children complain while home from school, “Mom!  I’m Bored!”? Oh no.  This never comes up at our house.  Only, maybe eighty times a day!  “MOM!  I’M BORED!”  Within the first thirty minutes after breakfast, someone complains of nothing to do!  After opening countless toys for Christmas, another whines of boredom.  Seriously?  Well, back in my day, we had plenty to keep us busy without all this new technical stuff like laptops, DS’s, Xbox’s, IPods, Wii… you name it! I just can’t figure it out!  How can they possibly be bored?  So, here I am.  The kids are on their way back to school as we speak (or write), and guess what?  This mom is bored!  Hummm… let’s see.  What to do today?  What.to.do?! Well, … [Read more...]