Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

While I am not musically inclined, I do enjoy listening. I also enjoy going to concerts, especially concerts where my children perform. Music requires practice, and according to The University of Georgia , "studying and playing music includes benefits far beyond the mere learning of playing a musical instrument, and its ripple effects result in happier, healthier, more balanced children." Learning to play a musical instrument can have many advantages for children. It can help with their problem-solving. It can help them explore and expand their creativity. The lessons learned in music will help you later in life, and you have a skill that will make others happy and forget their cares for a little while. "The Clariphant and the Kazoos" "The Clariphant and the Kazoos" If your child is an aspiring musician, or has expressed interest in picking up a musical instrument, then Charlotte Reavley would like to help. Charlotte is a woodwind teacher from Nottinghamsh...

 People don't really enjoy getting up in the morning, unless you're a kid on Christmas Morning. Alas, leaving your nice, comfortable bed is a necessary evil when it comes to living and functioning in the world. I have to do it. I don't enjoy it, but I have to do it. I wake up with just enough time to sip some coffee before I make my way around the house to wake up cherubs for the bus. Sometimes they make it, sometimes they don't make it. You never know. Our morning is always full of surprises. Lovie wakes up later (much later) than the rest of the cherubs. Like everyone else in the house, I knock on her door to check on her and make sure she is ready to begin the glorious day. In these heady days of smartphones, home devices, and other forms of smart technology, you would think one of my children would know enough to set an alarm so they can be up and at 'em in the morning. Actually, there is one person besides me who does that. The Boy dutifully sets his alarm in t...