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June 2013

June 06, 2013

Must-Read Article as Pool Season Begins

I just finished reading an article entitled "Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning," by Mario Vittone,...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

When Life Gives You Lemons…

...just eat them! Thanks be to God for a super sanguine 4th child who always goes...

May 24, 2013

Homeschool Round Up

Inspired by Charlotte at Waltzing Matilda, here are some of my lessons from the school...

May 09, 2013

The Battle Lines are Drawn

My family has an ugly history with mouse infestation. I largely attribute my first descent...

May 08, 2013

Picture Me Imperfectly: Piles of Stuff

Focus your attention not on the bacon (yum!) or the boy in the foreground, but...

May 05, 2013

Blogging in this Season of Motherhood: From Mary Alice

Mary Alice has written the following post - enjoy! My first four children were born...

May 01, 2013

His Mother’s Son…

...disdainfully eschewing the milk bottle and reaching for some strong coffee during the AM hours....

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Lead Us Not into Temptation

When I was a popular 13-year-old eighth grader at a privileged public middle school in...

April 26, 2013

The Domestic Arts: Veni, Vidi, Vici

For the whole schoolyear, I have been putting off sewing my daughter's badges onto her...

April 25, 2013

Picture Me Imperfectly

So, a good friend of some of the builders blogs over at Capturing Motherhood. She...

April 22, 2013

Monday Morning Snapshot

What does this picture tell you about my morning? I didn't sweep last night. You...

April 18, 2013

Mom Reality

I'm dreaming of this... While actually doing a lot of this... Vacations and fun blogger...

April 08, 2013

How a Woman on Her Bike Made Me Think Twice

When I'm at the gym, I often opt out of watching TV and decide instead...

April 04, 2013

Silence and Gratitude

So today is day # 3 of me having the worst sore throat of my...

April 02, 2013

Life with a 3 year-old

Life with a 3 year-old is unpredictable. They are sunshine and giggles one minute and...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Tonsillectomy Diaries

There are many important issues going on in our country right now, issues that I...

March 22, 2013

A Week of Meals, One Day of Cooking

If your family is anything like mine, then you will understand me when I say...

March 01, 2013

I’m Sorry, I Can’t Hear You

One day, when I'm old and gray, I want to look back and remember what...

February 2013

February 24, 2013

When Your Baby Turns “3”

When your baby turns 3, you... ...Think about selling the exersaucer. It's been sitting in...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Confessions — Cutting Mommy Corners

So on this Thursday morning, the last day of January (Praise God!), I'm going to...

January 21, 2013

I’m a Great Mom…

...In order to distract my two year-old from the brownies in the pantry, I turned...

January 04, 2013

Small Acts Have a Big Impact

This afternoon, I passed by the house of a woman in our neighborhood that I...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Essence of Toddler: What’s Wrong with This Picture

"What's Wrong With This Picture" activities are among my older kids' favorites. So we especially...

November 12, 2012

Company’s Coming…Now What Should I Make?!

I have vivid childhood memories of my parents hosting dinner parties: clinking ice cubes at...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Dipping a toe in to the political waters

Was any one else really embarrassed by the debate last night? I'm not sure whether...

October 02, 2012

What Could Have Been….

B-Mama was wondering a little while ago what it would be like if she had...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Life Lessons from Lice

Over the summer, one of the more unpleasant experiences that our family dealt with was...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Farewell, Summer

We've had a really nice summer, and I'm just not ready for it to come...

August 04, 2012

Does this happen in homes with girls?

Double knife-wielding princess:

August 03, 2012

The Orphanage

Baby # 5 is arriving in the next couple of weeks... into our 3 small-bedroom...