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Sunday, January 30, 2011 4:01:19 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Girls Gone Wild:
Jodi said, "My mom is one of those big idea people who come up with some notion and then never let it go until it either becomes reality or breaks their heart with its impracticality. And for a really long time she had her mind made up that one day all her..." more
Saturday, January 29, 2011 3:32:52 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Trouble Brewing:
Jodi said, "In the Small Group Discussion class, we frequently talk about how various issues and concepts affect group dynamics. One of the most easily recognizable influences is the idea of synergy--that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. ..." more
Friday, January 28, 2011 10:04:50 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Amnesia:
Jodi said, "One thing you forget as your children grow older is how excruciatingly long it takes to do anything with a little one. Once the youngest gets into all-day school and can undo their own seatbelt, you get amnesia about the way an errand that should..." more
Friday, January 28, 2011 3:12:47 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Word Power:
Jodi said, "At a baby shower recently, one of the gifts was Shel Silverstein’s Where The Sidewalk Ends. The first thing the mother-to-be did was open the front cover and say, “Oh good, you wrote in it.” And I reflected for a moment on all the..." more
Friday, January 28, 2011 12:26:46 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Memory Maker:
Jodi said, "I get nostalgic over mildew. Well, more accurately, I get nostalgic over the smell of old buildings, which is largely caused by mildew. It sounds strange, I know, but if you have ever been to or lived in the South, particularly if all your warm,..." more
Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:24:48 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Walt Disney World:
Jodi said, "When I think of how much influence Walt Disney has had in my life, it’s strange to realize we never shared the planet. My earliest memories, like most people my age and younger, center around things Disney, yet Walt passed away several months..." more
Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:52:48 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled And That Has Made All The Difference:
Jodi said, "A student recently asked the class if a book had ever changed their lives. Since reading is neither a strong suit nor a popular pastime of the college demographic, many students seemed puzzled by his question. Some disagreed with the notion that..." more
Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:52:47 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled For Love Of The Library:
Jodi said, "One of my favorite childhood memories is library day at Atherwood Elementary. Not only did library day have the advantage of breaking up the typical routine of the school day to make it seem special, it also ended with the best prize ever: a..." more
Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:10:47 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled I Told You So:
Jodi said, "One of the most frustrating things for a mother to be is right. Despite what our teenagers and toddlers think, we don’t want to be right because that usually means we have predicted some dire outcome, been resoundingly assured we are wrong this..." more
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:06:47 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Scrap Happy:
Jodi said, "Whenever I see the warning signs for addiction, I can’t help thinking about my relationship with scrapbooking. Not to minimize the challenges people face in overcoming their demons, just to acknowledge the similarities between all kinds of..." more
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:28:48 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Cold Shoulder:
Jodi said, "I like winter activities in abstract. I’ve enjoyed cutting out paper snowflakes, buying cute mittens, and watching “Frosty the Snowman” every Christmas. I think snow angels look cool, ski lifts look exhilarating, and steaming hot chocolate..." more
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:00:50 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled The Name Game:
Jodi said, "I recently saw a site for the “Top 100 Baby Names” of 2010 and two of my daughters are on the list. I felt a tug of annoyance at this since I have had some misplaced pride over finding unique names for my kids and bucking the trends. But I got..." more
Saturday, January 8, 2011 9:12:56 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Temper, Temper:
Jodi said, "There’s a reason the twos are referred to as terrible. And it’s because they have to be called that in the name of accuracy. I know some people say two is not some evil threshold that, once crossed, leads to a place of bizarre brat behavior..." more
Friday, January 7, 2011 1:30:57 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Simply Superb:
Jodi said, "One of the nice things about starting over in the kid department is getting to spend a lot more time with the caboose baby than you ordinarily would with number four. Having a hubby who is out of school for winter break and starting work later in..." more
Thursday, January 6, 2011 10:52:58 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Back It Up:
Jodi said, "The other day I saw a wishing well. It was actually a wooden planter made to look like a wishing well, but that doesn’t matter when you have a good imagination, you’re two, or both. Scarlett has been pretty enthralled by “Snow White”..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:49:07 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Anticipation:
Jodi said, "An experienced expectant-mom friend and I came to the agreement that what you think having a baby is going to be like while waiting for your first bears only the slightest resemblance to what having a baby really turns out to be. Which is not..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:39:05 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Auld Lang Syne:
Jodi said, "Well, here we are again. Another year is coming to an end, and a decade, too. All the television channels are showing retrospectives of “The Best Of…“ All the folk who try to keep the peace are on high alert. Taxi drivers are already..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:17:04 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Alarming:
Jodi said, "No matter how much we love what we do for a living, I think all of us experience moments of work dread--that feeling where we have to exert extreme willpower to get up and get going to the job. For some people, certain times of the year, week, or..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:17:04 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Becoming Great:
Jodi said, "If you get bitten by a radioactive spider, derive strength from a yellow sun, or come from a long line of Amazonian royalty, it makes sense that you would be superpowered. In fact, it would seem like a rip-off--for you and the world-- if you..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:11:05 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Timeline:
Jodi said, "One day, as I was cleaning out an old desk, I came across a yellowed copy of Life magazine stuck to the bottom of a drawer. I don’t know if it was kept intentionally or not, but it was easy to see why this particular issue might have been put..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:07:06 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled A Touching Experience:
Jodi said, "An interesting thing about working with children is the process of rediscovering concepts we take for granted as adults and seeing them through fresh eyes. One unit of study that always has this effect on me, at least temporarily, is learning and..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:59:06 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Christmas Past:
Jodi said, "My best friend growing up was born a hundred years before I was. I was with her in covered wagons and through hungry winters. I played with her in the chill autumn air. We spent some of just about every day together and no time reminds me more of..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:59:06 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Separation Anxiety:
Jodi said, "When I was growing up, I knew two things for sure: I would be a mom and I wanted to have a career, too. To practice for all the small people, I started babysitting professionally when I was nine, learning crowd control, patience, and other..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:57:05 PM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Nerd Alert:
Jodi said, "There are certain tests to determine if someone is a nerd and to what extent. If you know what species Jabba is, you are probably somewhat of a nerd. If you can distinguish between peripheral species in galaxies far, far away, you are definitely a..." more
Monday, March 21, 2011 12:23:05 AM
Jodi Rives wrote a blog post titled Put Up Your Dukes:
Jodi said, "In an apparent tribute to the days when knights jousted in contest for the favors of fair maidens, Scarlett’s new favorite thing is for us to “fight” over her. As soon as there are two big people who love her in close proximity, she plunks..." more