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For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about success, or the lack thereof. Maybe it’s because we just attended the funeral of a beloved relative, and I’ve been thinking about a life well-lived. Maybe it’s because we are going through a series called “30 Days to Live” at our church, and I’ve been thinking…
I’ve been trying to work on this math problem all day in my head. Maybe you can help. There was once a mom who had 24 hours in her day. She attempted to sleep for 8 hours, in various shifts throughout the day and night. 24-8=16 She nursed a baby 8 times a day for…
At least once a week, my 5-year-old daughter comes home from preschool with an important piece of information. “Mommy, did you know that WE can bring the snack to preschool if we want to?!” “Yes, honey,” I reply. “We sure can, but we need to wait until it’s our turn to be the class shopper….
Our “family nights” around the everyday house the past few months have involved watching Christmas movies, playing games together or watching all of the episodes of Little House on the Prairie in chronological order. But the past few evenings, we’ve been taking a break from all of that to have “Family Drawing Night”. I bought…
Here she comes. Schlepping into church. Twenty minutes late. Again? Her big pregnant belly. No husband. Those three kids running through the parking lot. Why does she even bother? The service will be halfway over before she finds a seat. Those boys wear the same shirts every week. And what about her daughter? Sweatpants and…
I’ve never been a typical mom when it comes to germ concerns. I always have to ask someone else if I can use her little bottle of anti-bacterial soap when it comes time to eat lunch at the zoo. I never remember to bring my anti-bacterial wipes to the park. My kids might play outside…
I just have to respond to A Musing Mom’s latest post with this photo: My daughter’s preschool teacher is amazing. She comes up with the most creative crafts my daughter brings home three days a week. These crafts are so wonderful that we can’t possibly throw any of them away. Oh, no. We need to…
Despite the fact I woke up at 5 a.m. this morning, I still found myself running around like a crazy woman at 9:15, shouting, “Has ANYONE seen my Hannah Montana wig?!?” You see it was Crazy Hair Day at our home school co-op. And I had spent so much time blow-drying, applying green hair coloring…
We celebrated my middle child’s seventh birthday on Sunday. Seven?! Doesn’t that sound so much older than 6? It seems like it marks the transition from little kid, kindergarten boy to KID kid, first grader, who wants to understand all that is happening in the world. After a BIG weekend dedicated to him, the other…
The second day of preschool, my daughter had a homework assignment. On Day #3, we were supposed to send back to school a paper with her answers to questions about her family, her favorite things and what she likes to do. With child #1, I would have had that assignment completed within minutes of getting…
