One thing that drives me absolutely crazy as a parent is dealing with sibling rivalry. With three kids, not a day goes by without some kind of sibling conflict, and it just kills me when one of my little darlings is being mean to another.

With Father's Day coming, I have been doing some card shopping. Whenever I shop for cards for specific individuals, I notice that not every card is the right fit for the person in question. Maybe not the right theme, not the right kind of humor, maybe too sweet, maybe not sweet enough. It usually takes a while to find just the “right” card, if possible.

I took my children to get haircuts the other day. My 7-year-old son had not had his hair cut in quite some time, so the hairdresser asked us how we would like it done. My son immediately spoke up. He drew a circle around the top of his head with his finger and explained that he wanted that whole section shaved, with hair just around the sides.

“What?! That's not a good haircut,” I replied. “You don't want just the top part shaved.”

So I've been a mom for more than nine years, and I've now experienced my first time washing and drying crayons with the laundry. Let's just say it's not a good thing to do. It is something to avoid if at all possible.

My first-grader left six crayons in the pocket of his dress pants after church on Sunday. He forgot about them and tossed the pants into the hamper. I failed to check the pockets and away they went into the wash.