Preschool - What You Get For The Money
by Amy Dubois

Am I prepared for the financial burden? Will my child be accepted into the program? I just hope I have the registration packet in on time. Even if I did register correctly, if I don’t win the lottery, then my child won’t have a chance of going. Yes, I’m worried about college…but right now, I’m freaking out about preschool.

It’s that time of year again, preschool registration. For those of you whose child is going to preschool in the fall, the time to register is now. So, how do you choose the best preschool?

I love watching “What you get for the Money” on the Fine Living channel. It’s a show that gives one price line, say $450,000, and shows what kind of home you could have in different parts of the country. Some homes have ample space and beautiful views. Other homes may be a one bedroom loft in the heart of a major city. If I could only find, “What you get for the Money: Preschool edition.”

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Ruined For Life
by A Dude's Guide on Oct 12th

I think having three little dudes has ruined me. And not in the way a woman would mean something like that. At least I don’t think so. Do I look like I’ve gained weight to you? Never mind. Here’s my deal:

Last week, out on the football field I saw something with huge wings flap into the darkness. It was either a flying fox or an owl. (Smart money’s on the owl.) I immediately elbowed the dude next to me, pointed in the right direction and enthused all over him about the animal (now gone) I’d seen. He looked at me as if the zit in the center of my forehead had morphed into a fourth eyeball and then started talking to him. In Sumerian.

My little dudes, all three of them, are wild animal freakazoids. They love spotting animals in the wild. It doesn’t matter if it’s a red-tailed hawk, of which we’ve seen hundreds, or a deer tromping through our back yard. They get stoked up every time we see one. So, of course, I’m always on the lookout for any animal in the outdoors. And the first thing I do when I spot one is run tell the nearest person.

Look! A deer in the backyard!



See, even on the internet I can’t resist. That’s a deer that just wandered through our backyard one afternoon. Don’t know where it came from or to where it went, but it was neat seeing it in our backyard for a while.

I’ve tried to break this habit, but it never works. Are there any habits you’ve started to do with your little dudes that draws funny looks from folks in the adult world?

– Richard

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