And So Are The Nights of Our Lives…

Mommy’s Log.
9:00 PM. Attempted to put Laura to bed with the window open, the fan on and the door ajar for air. So far, so good.
9:03 PM Laura screaming “No! No! I don’t want the window open!” I go down and close it all but a few inches. I am two feet down the [...]

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Gracefully Aging? I think NOT!

Jonathan is so very good about reminding us of our age. In fact, I think he actually revels in the responses he gets so we are trying, ever so gently, to break him of the habit by not giving him any satisfaction. It isn’t easy for us. I think he misses it. So this weekend [...]

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The Salon of Mom

This evening we had a new adventure for Family Night. Jonathan visited the “Salon of Mom”. Included in this no expense spared visit was a totally inexperienced hair cutter using nonprofessional tools of the trade, a kibitzer who spent his time fluctuating between encouraging the cutter and making light of the cuttee, and of course [...]

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Homeschooling and Socialization: Myths That Need to be Busted!

As a Mom who is schooling at home, I find that there are generally three camps we must navigate when others first learn why my 13 and 9 year old are out with me during the day. First there are the ‘OhWow’ campers. They admire you but say they never could do that themselves. Then [...]

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Happy Birthday, Auntie Diane!!!!!

Today is indeed a very special day. Not only is it the first full day of summer, but it is the day that Auntie Diane greets her 50th birthday with joy and a sense of accomplishment. Well, perhaps joy is overdoing it a bit. But we’re thrilled that she’s [...]

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There Are Seven Days, There Are Seven Days…

It seems that I periodically don’t give my kids enough credit. They know things and often can do things I think they can’t. Well, perhaps it is more that they haven’t done it, so I never ask them to do it now. Like Jonathan, who has never done the dishes. I’m quite sure that by [...]

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What?

It has occurred to me over the course of the past few years that children often think parents are clueless. I mean out and out, fell off the turnip truck this morning, can’t see past the end of their noses clueless. In considering what might have caused this, I’ve come to believe that the Lord [...]

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Blended Families

When Don and I married almost five years ago, I knew that there would be difficult times ahead but I don’t think I really understood what those might be. And I’m still a little fuzzy about it all. Yes, twice in the second year or so, apparently after the honeymoon period between the boys and [...]

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Father’s Day With The Family

At least once a month both of our families gather to celebrate and last Sunday was no exception. We celebrate holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, achievements and so on whenever we get a chance. It is one of our favorite times of the month. Don’s Mom, Diane, her friend Sonny, Scott, Brenda, Mackenzie, Mikayla, Seth, my [...]

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Father’s Day With The Family

At least once a month both of our families gather to celebrate and last Sunday was no exception. We celebrate holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, achievements and so on whenever we get a chance. It is one of our favorite times of the month. Don’s Mom, Diane, her friend Sonny, Scott, Brenda, Mackenzie, Mikayla, Seth, my [...]

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