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October 2011

October 28, 2011

Body Language and Manners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LCaMgGIeVVI The seven year old girl down the street cocks her hip out, extends her...

October 27, 2011

Halloween Candy Graphing | Building Cathedrals

I am reposting this so that anyone who is interested can be...

October 14, 2011

Indian Summer

It may be taking its toll on the pumpkin crop... But there will be plenty...

October 11, 2011

Half-Time Snacks

For the past month, we have been in full soccer mode. Our Saturdays are spent...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

On Being Home

In what has been for me a very busy week, I really appreciated this post.

September 25, 2011

The Vacuum Cleaner: Just Another Tool in the “Love and Logic” Arsenal

The other night, I casually told Christopher that I would be vacuuming the next day,...

September 18, 2011

Remembering Rich Mullins

Hi, everyone. Today we have a guest post from my husband, “Mr. Red”: Monday marks...

September 14, 2011

Blindspots

My husband alerted me to this interesting article titled Homeschool Blindspots, by Reb Bradley. It...

September 12, 2011

Dad’s Favorite Read Alouds

The other night, Mr. Red and I were talking about his opinions on children’s books. ...

September 05, 2011

Must’ve Been Something We Fed Them…

August 2011

August 29, 2011

What I’m thinking about today…

A good Monday morning to all of you, dear readers! Here's hoping that everyone survived...

August 18, 2011

Good Riddance

Some of my older friends tell of a time when they went en masse with...

August 15, 2011

Some time of her own…

One of the joys of having a third child has been watching her enjoy her...

August 12, 2011

Marathon Mothering Without Birthday Stress

In the spirit of Juris Mater and Mary Alice's recent posts, I'm here to say, "Throw...

August 08, 2011

How do you handle cranky kids?

Good Monday morning, readers! Without going into too much detail, I have had a cranky...

August 06, 2011

“I hardly ever play with my children.”

Last night, as I lay in bed stroking my 6-year-old daughter's hair, she rolled over...

August 03, 2011

To Be Two

Pictures taken exactly .002 seconds apart.

July 2011

July 25, 2011

Not a helicopter parent

His day visiting his great-grandparents didn't go as planned. Poor kid. It's always something with...

July 15, 2011

A Year in the Life of a Breastfeeding Mother

500+ hours That is the (grossly underestimated) time a mother sacrifices to nurse her wee...

July 13, 2011

Spiritual Reading for the Littlest Ones

I am trying to spend the first 15 minutes or so of our after lunch...

July 02, 2011

Misunderstood, Again

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

June 2011

June 30, 2011

More Misunderstood

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

June 21, 2011

Overheard…

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

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 01, 2011

A prayer intention

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

May 2011

May 24, 2011

Good Behavior Club

My boys informed me today that they have formed a good behavior club. Of couse,...

May 23, 2011

Travel with Wee Ones

We are gearing up for a 10-day excursion with all of the kids: In addition...

May 21, 2011

My Favorite Lullaby

Out to dinner the other night with a bunch of moms, we got on the...

May 13, 2011

Sassy Miss Claire Bear

May 11, 2011

Ab workouts?

It's been a while since I've been pregnant, 20 months to be exact. I've run...