Parenting Lesson of the Day
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Formerly, this page was for lessons we had learned on the farm. Recently, I have had little to nothing to do with the maintenance of our farm, however, and thought it would be more useful as a place to post parenting lessons of the day. There are sure to be far more of them. :)

January 3, 2003 - Toddlers really have enough frustrations without buggy puzzle websites.
November 28, 2002 - Trust your nose.
November 26, 2002 - Dispose of vacuumed aquarium water immediately, lest it become a waterworld for a toddler.
November 23, 2002 - Toddlers have a useful half-life of about 12 minutes when it comes to decorating cookies.
September 21, 2002 - Among the things you ought not say in earshot of a toddler are certain easily-repeated phrases as, "Dammit, cat!"
August 25, 2002 - Don't give yogurt to an artistic toddler for lunch while allowing him to watch Trading Spaces.
June 19, 2002 - All beef sticks are not created equal.
June 8, 2002 - Rock bands ain't got nothing on a toddler when it comes to demolishing a newly-cleaned room in record time.
April 9, 2002 - Dilute the ice tea before giving it to the child.
April 9 - Standing is good. Climbing is better. Falling down is very, very bad.
January 13 - Sleep is underrated.
December 7 - Never, never, never take a baby on the plane and expect to have a pleasant trip.
November 28 - A thing doesn't need to be called a toy to be a toy. Ditto for teethers.
November 19 - It is a truism of parenting that you will grow to hate your telephone.
November 17 - Babies sometimes sleep with their eyes partly open. This is very freaky-looking.
October 27 - Nursing before going somewhere, even for 20 minutes, is no guarantee the baby won't get ravenous before you get back.
October 20 - Always check the diaper bag to make sure you have enough nursing pads packed.
October 18 - When packing the diaper bag, keep the changing mat on top.
September 4 - In calming a crying baby, what worked yesterday may not work today.
August 24 - It always looks like more coming up than going down.
August 21 - Point the dingus down.
August 18 - Babies can projectile poop. No, really, they can.

Farm Lessons

March 22 - New baby kittens rival new baby ducks for the cuteness award.
March 3 - Guinea hens aren't afraid of cats. In fact, they're quite contemptuous of them.
February 16 - A black locust tree works surprisingly well in a pinch as a curry comb.
October 23 - During cold weather, one must remember to unattach the garden hose from the pump, or the pump will be unable to drain and will freeze.
October 22 - Horses dream, and they snore.
August 19 - Gates that will keep horses in will not necessarily keep llamas in -AND- Don't wear jeans when trying to catch a llama, -AND- DO wear gloves when trying to herd a llama with a rope.
August 15 (belated) - Day-old chickens can fit through 2 -inch chicken wire.
July 17 - Horse feed tastes better than milkweed.
July 12 - Horses crib out of loneliness and to make you hang around longer.
July 3 - Horses don't like strawberries.
July 2 - Horses like grapes.
June 18 - There is no end to the number of things you need to buy, do, or repair.
June 10 - Get the gardening gloves out of the way _before_ you turn on the sprinkler.
June 8 - Weeds grow much higher than you EVER thought possible.
April 18 - Cats can hide in places you'll never know about.
April 17 - You're more attached to your pets than you think you are.
April 8 - EVERYTHING is harder than it seems.
April 7 - Yes, you _do_ need a tiller.
April 6 - Cats are better judges of how long it takes a door to close than people.
April 5 - Don't stand too close to the burn barrel when starting the fire.
April 4 - Canning jar lids are sharp enough to reopen wounds.
April 3 - A hill is easier to walk down than up.
April 2 - Ants only _look_ harmless.