Tag: parenting

• Driving 101

  “Somebody actually complimented my driving today.  They left a little note…It said, “Parking Fine.” ~ Tommy Cooper Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of talk about the elderly and driving.  You hear people say that the elderly should have more stringent testing before receiving/renewing their licenses, and I can see where – in some…

  C.H. Armstrong

  May 3, 2012

  Family

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• Zing!

  If you read my blogs very often, you’ve probably figured out that I have two children.  Amber is 16 and Braden is 7.  It almost wasn’t that way.  For a long time, my husband and I had pretty much decided that Amber would be an only child, and we were satisfied with that.  However, sometime…

  C.H. Armstrong

  May 1, 2012

  Family

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• Catch Me If You Can

      Last week Braden came home from school with a hand-drawn picture of a rainbow stuffed in the very bottom of his backpack.  On the page was scribbled in pretty typical 1st grade writing, “Please stop chasing me Braden.”  No punctuation.  What did it mean, then?  Did Braden write it as in:  “Please stop…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 30, 2012

  Family

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• It’s the weekend…and I’m hard at work!

  It’s the weekend and, while y’all are off enjoying the beautiful weather of this great Spring day, I’m hard at work writing my blog for next week!  Make sure to come back on Monday so that my hard work doesn’t go to waste! In the meantime, surf on over to my Facebook Page and “Like”…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 28, 2012

  Family

  chatty cathie, children, Family, funny, funny comments, funny family stories, humor, kids, kids say the craziest things, parenting, Quips, quips and quotes, teens

• It’s Quips and Quotes Friday!

  Welcome to Quips and Quotes Friday!  If you’re new to Chatty Cathie’s Endless Chatter, then let me explain:  Quips and Quotes Friday is a weekly segment where I take the opportunity to bring to you the actual conversations and random statements I hear in my household on a daily basis.  So sit back and enjoy,…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 27, 2012

  Family

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• Braziers and Camisoles and Slinky Nighties…Oh My!

  Anyone who has ever been around preschoolers for any length of time knows that the under-five set have their own vocabulary.  That is to say that they’re not satisfied with words as they’re commonly pronounced; they either butcher the words in a way that sounds better to them, or they make up their own words…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 23, 2012

  Family

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• Double Trouble and the Red Man

  God made us cousins because He knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters.  ~ Author Unknown I  grew up out in the boonies on the outskirts of a small town in Oklahoma.  One of the best things about my childhood was growing up with my adult cousin’s children, Tera Nae and Clifford.  Our extended…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 3, 2012

  Family

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• No! More! Talking!

  You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. ~ Abraham Lincoln A couple of summers ago, I went to home to Oklahoma to visit my parents and, while there, I…

  C.H. Armstrong

  March 28, 2012

  Family

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• Even E.T. Phoned Home!

  My daughter turns 16 tomorrow. If you’ve ever been around a 16-year old – especially a 16-year old girl – then I don’t have to tell you about “attitude” and the perceived “rights” that accompany turning 16. For those who don’t know, the best I can tell you is that there’s something magical about turning…

  C.H. Armstrong

  March 21, 2012

  Family

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• A Parenting Guide to the Theory of Reciprocity

  Reciprocity (rĕs’ə-prŏs’ĭ-tē)n., pl., -ties. A reciprocal condition or relationship. A mutual or cooperative interchange of favors or privileges, especially the exchange of rights or privileges of trade between nations. Definition supplied by Answers.com Kids make me laugh, especially when I can take them off guard and one-up them in the intelligence department.  Trust me, it doesn’t happen…

  C.H. Armstrong

  March 20, 2012

  Family

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