http://shaywade.com My words...On Parenting, Travel, and Life in General Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:42:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So it's that time of year again when Hubby and I plague each other with whether or not to exchange gifts early. You know what? It's not the time of year, it's us. As my mother would say, "Just can't have nothing new." And she would be right. Be it ... http://shaywade.com/2009/12/16/cant-have-nothing-new/ As the audience is few I am sure my readers know that I am the black mother of a bi-racial little boy. When I read articles like this one from momLogic, I get confused as to whether or not I should be relating with the mother of 100% black children. ... http://shaywade.com/2009/09/25/color-confusion/ The Hubby decided to get me a gift--prompted by my whining. iLife '09. After he got his spiffy new computer with iPhoto's face recognition software, I knew I had to have it. Well I got it and immediately after I imported all my pictures, I began to name people. In Faces ... http://shaywade.com/2009/09/25/iphoto09/ I've always heard that Apple had pretty decent customer service. Being that I didn't own an Apple computer that wasn't a hand-me-down, I hadn't much use of calling if something did go wrong with my computer. But two years ago I got my first, brand new, out-of-the-box computer. Luckily, I ... http://shaywade.com/2009/09/18/a-rotten-apple-store/ Man Slaps Stranger's Kid in Wal-Mart WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 Imagine this for a shopping nightmare: Your 2-year-old throws a tantrum at Wal-Mart, and a strange man walks up to her and slaps her across the face to shut her up. Read mlc article. Me and angry old guy here, would have tangled. You ... http://shaywade.com/2009/09/04/i-would-be-in-jail/ I've just read an article on MomLogic about a ruling an Cali to make a small Mexican chain pay just over $45,000  in fines, penalties, and a settlement for the mom. Way to go California government. You may need to read the article to get where I'm coming from. In case you didn't ... http://shaywade.com/2009/09/01/mom-fired-for-breastfeeding-in-california/ So last weekend was all mine. Two friends came to town and we hung out all weekend. We took a ridiculous road trip to Six Flags New England and spent a few hours in line but very little time on rides. When I returned home, I found that the number ... http://shaywade.com/2009/08/22/geeks-and-geeky-things/ I've had people tell me on several occasion that they are shocked at how well they can understand KidWonder. I'm not surprised. With parents that don't talk to him like a Teletubby, that speak to him as if he can fully comprehend a sentence, I am not surprised. What I ... http://shaywade.com/2009/08/10/grammatically-correct/ I didn't go to a school that had a greek life. As an all-girl school, we were like one big sorority already. Did I miss having a Greek life? I don't know. How can I miss what I never had? Well now I have the Facebook App, Sorority Life to give ... http://shaywade.com/2009/07/08/sorority-life/ J. California Cooper's Life is Short But Wide is another book club book. I didn't make it to the meeting for this one but finished the book anyway. Even though I couldn't put it down, I thought it was a long, dry tale of blacks in small town and ... http://shaywade.com/2009/05/29/a-book-thats-long-and-dry/ I read this for a book club and was so glad I did. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran My review rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is absolutely inspirational. He touches on all topics. I'm sure to be going back to this book as a guide to the many paths of life. ... http://shaywade.com/2009/03/17/the-prophet/ Planning a wedding is so stressful. I knew that planning a party was hard, but this isn't just any party. This is THE party. The best, most important "party" of my life. It has to have the right look, the right music, and the right food. I think the hardest ... http://shaywade.com/2009/01/18/wedding-stress/ The past week has been very hard. Starting last Friday, KidWonder had a fever ranging from 99 to 102.8 degrees. After a very long weekend, we took him to see the doctor on Monday. Of course by then he was back to normal. No longer feverish, weak, or lacking appetite ... http://shaywade.com/2008/12/18/so-tired/ 2008 Checklist: Braces     ? Driver's License    ? Fantasizing about my wedding    ? A time machine to take me back to 1999 when those things should have been happening - irrelevant because they're happening now. http://shaywade.com/2008/11/12/adult-adolescence/ For more than three decades Eugene Allen worked in the White House, a black man unknown to the headlines. During some of those years, harsh segregation laws lay upon the land. He trekked home every night, his wife, Helene, keeping him out of her kitchen. At the White House, he worked closer ... http://shaywade.com/2008/11/10/pantry-man/