I read this on Facebook this morning, and found it timely and appropriate for this time of year, when everyone is sending their 5 year olds off to school. The “experts” will tell you that kids need school to learn to separate, that they need it to become independent. Just yesterday, I was watching The …
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Aug 30
Birthdays and Baseball
Paxton turned 9 on Friday. One would think that after four kids and 12 years of birthdays, that it wouldn’t catch me so off guard each time. With the speed with which time is passing, it seems like I should fully expect to be waking up tomorrow to find them all grown and married with …
Aug 30
Unconscious Mutterings
Spinning :: out of control Impasse :: my life at the moment Gravy :: mashed potatoes You are :: a lone reed September :: new tv season Divulge :: secrets Training :: work Crap! :: Holy Results :: positive …
Aug 24
The Maker and the Clay
Last week Everett pulled out their little pottery wheel. It was on a shelf in the toy room, one of many things unearthed as we worked on getting the rooms sorted and ready to switch. The clay that was in the box was a year old, and subsequently rock-hard, so we picked up a refill …
Aug 18
And the littlest bed fit just right….
This past weekend we got Tegan her first bed, the latest step in the ongoing Great Room Swap. Mike set it up last night, and Tegan is utterly thrilled. While she most likely won’t be sleeping in it for a good long while, (she’s very content sleeping next to Mom) Everett is happy to keep …
Aug 18
Christian Parenting
I feel like I haven’t really been a sparkling example of motherhood lately. I’ve been too impatient, too quick to answer, too slow to listen. I want to blame it on lack of sleep, as anyone who has ever dealt with chronic insomnia will tell you that it makes you feel a little… well, crazy. …
Aug 10
Spelunking we will go
Actually, spelunking we have gone! On Saturday morning, we had 93 geocache finds to our credit. By the end of the day, we had over a hundred, and had logged the experience of exploring a nearly mile-long, pitch black, underground cave, created more than half a million years ago from flowing lava. We had wanted …
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