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December 2013

December 01, 2013

Through Hell and Buffalo, TX – an epic jouney – Part 1

It's been 21 years since I last saw my college roommate. We talk on the...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

The Things I Learn from My Children

My six year old sat next to me on the sofa making a weird noise...

November 26, 2013

Beautiful Tackiness

This Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of attending Mass at St Pius V in...

November 21, 2013

Bubbles and Hot House Flowers

I've been trying for the past few months to make plans with a couple homeschooling...

November 17, 2013

A True Gentleman

My husband is out of town tonight for work. At bedtime, my four year old...

November 13, 2013

Seventeen

Seventeen years ago Sunday (on a day that was also a Sunday now that I'm...

November 11, 2013

That Which You Do For The Least of These

The older kids and I went to a different parish for Mass last night. The events...

November 07, 2013

4th- 6th grade Book Report Form

I made up a book report form for my 4th and 6th graders because I...

November 07, 2013

Because this made me laugh

I don't know if you saw it on the Country Music Awards, but this is...

November 04, 2013

Little Snot

Wendy (yes, we're calling her that now) has gotten to the age of being done...

November 02, 2013

Happy Birthday to Me with a Gift for YOU!!!

It's my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We're all partying at my houseand what would a party be without party...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Sick

It's been four days since I last posted. I have all of these great ideas...

October 27, 2013

A Wendy Dress

Our youngest is completely obsessed with Peter Pan. I put it on my iPad a...

October 22, 2013

The Question Parents of Teenagers Should Ask

There was a day when my eldest was 13 that everything changed. The sweet and...

October 16, 2013

Dancing in the Rain

It's been raining here for three days straight. The children have spent every day playing...

October 13, 2013

What Do They See?

My Computer Guy and I got to go out on a date last night. It...

October 09, 2013

The Most Popular Girl in the Room

It used to be, a few years ago, that people would ask me what I...

October 05, 2013

Just Shut It

I've heard too many times in the past few days from the "Voices of Reason."...

October 02, 2013

Not Our Trust, But His

Every Sunday morning after Mass, the elderly woman who sits in the pew behind us...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

This Homeschooling Moment…

is brought to you by you! Thanks again to my generous blog readers and real...

September 26, 2013

This Really Is My Life

Ever have one of those days that begins with the baby painting herself and the...

September 24, 2013

Finding the Work-Around

My 12 year old son's vision is bad. While the prescription on his glasses is...

September 20, 2013

Farewell, My Friend

I have to admit that I knew it was coming. He told me a few...

September 18, 2013

The Very Definition of Self-Control

Self control is walking into the house at 5:00 am after going on a run...

September 17, 2013

Giving Him the Gift of Time

"How do you fail homeschool kindergarten?" One of my neighbors asked me that the other...

September 13, 2013

Common Core Math and Why It Doesn’t Work

I love math. I know that's a weird thing to say, but I do. It's...

September 09, 2013

TV Star!

Tomorrow morning (11AM Eastern), I'll be a guest of the ladies of The Gist! We're...

September 08, 2013

Good-Bye My Mermaid

I can still remember the first day of fourth grade when I locked eyes on...

September 04, 2013

A Message From My Daughter

September 03, 2013

Thoughts on Their First Day

We started back to school today. My eldest two boys are taking science classes at...