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July 2011

July 06, 2011

It takes a family, but a village is a big help!

The baby was up most of the night crying and has finally crashed, so I...

July 04, 2011

Happy 235th Birthday, America!

Happy 4th of July, dear readers! America the Beautiful Words by Katharine Lee Bates, Melody...

July 02, 2011

Misunderstood, Again

We had just picked up my (7 year-old) son's friend and were on our way...

July 01, 2011

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

A happy Feast of the Sacred Heart to all of you! For those of you...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

More Misunderstood

Today in the car the boys were discussing their future professions. Dash (5): "I want...

June 29, 2011

Mom’s Salary?

I've always been slightly annoyed by those websites that calculate a projected income for the stay-at-home...

June 25, 2011

Summer Reading with a Greater Purpose

Many of us are encouraging our children to continue reading throughout the summer months, and...

June 24, 2011

In praise of mother’s helpers

And I don't mean the TV. Over the past year, and now with four children,...

June 23, 2011

Talk to me about allowance

Friends, we started paying our 6-yr.-old an allowance of $1/ week when she turned 6....

June 22, 2011

Pet Envy

My kids want a pet. As someone who requested a horse for every single holiday,...

June 21, 2011

Overheard…

Yesterday afternoon was a sad one for Maria, our middle child. The baby was crying...

June 20, 2011

Another sort of example

Just as we were speaking about the Atlantic article on how adult children find themselvs...

June 20, 2011

Lessons from the Road

This year, we planned in advance to have our son to miss the last 4...

June 17, 2011

Why Mr. Red Doesn’t Let Charlie Win

How to Land your Kid in Therapy Is it possible to do too much as...

June 16, 2011

Heading into Hurricane Season

Here on the Gulf Coast, people are starting to talk about hurricane season, which runs...

June 15, 2011

Homeschool Book List from 2009 — Middle Ages

Family Read Aloud List The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong All of A...

June 15, 2011

Book Lists — Middle Grades

Here is a list of some of the books which Peter read this year. He...

June 15, 2011

Book Lists — Early American History

Thanks to B-Mama's comments on theme reading this summer, which is, to me, the best...

June 15, 2011

Summer Reading and other plans

Here on the cul-de-sac, school work has to end for the summer, because once the...

June 14, 2011

No Attitude, Just Gratitude

Man, did I need a boost this morning. I was a regular, old crab apple...

June 12, 2011

Co-sleeping: from Queen B, our Building Cathedrals Medical Mom

Thanks to Queen B, our dear sister and doctor mom, for the following information (and...

June 09, 2011

Is co-sleeping irresponsible?

Last weekend, while driving home from the airport, my mom saw a huge billboard near...

June 09, 2011

Charm and a smile will get you pretty far

One of my favorite parts of our afternoons at the pool is watching Leo's strategy:...

June 08, 2011

CPR?

It has been one of those days. Our little one was dragged under water at...

June 08, 2011

Scheduling School Time

Awhile ago we had a great discussion on some ideas for a good family routine...

June 07, 2011

Creating Awareness with One Gray Dress

My hat goes off to one of my oldest and dearest friends, Amy, who was...

June 06, 2011

Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Red Family

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before...

June 05, 2011

On Shaping

From the Simply Charlotte Mason blog: Shaping requires intimate knowledge, trusting relationship, careful monitoring, constant...

June 03, 2011

Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Red Family

As B-Mama explained, Red has been caring for her little boy. We all know how...

June 01, 2011

A prayer intention

Red has given me permission to post a request to our readers for your prayers....

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