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August 2013

August 07, 2013

STEALY KILLY

The other day on the Register, someone commented, What is the point of blogging about...

August 01, 2013

The Stupids Have Ideas for your Doctor Who Party

Yes, I am shamelessly taking advantage of the upcoming announcement of the twelfth Doctor to write...

August 01, 2013

At the Register: Nine Kids, Wacka Wacka!

Sometimes it really is easier to have a big family, even when you're camping. I...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Free printable book: Bible memory verses LINK FIXED

My sister, Abby Tardiff, has put together some Bible verses for her kids to memorize...

July 22, 2013

Product review: Pet Vet Center

I don't usually do product reviews, but I'm so pleased with the birthday present we...

July 19, 2013

Summer read-aloud recommendations?

Our summer is turning out a little bit too much like this: My...

July 18, 2013

It does happen.

I posted this on Facebook this morning, and it got 218 likes in 38 minutes. ...

July 02, 2013

Support for former homeschoolers?

A reader writes: I know you used to homeschool but you do not anymore. Since...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

We’re getting a dog.

It's a long story, but the basic principle is, "If you're gonna do something stupid,...

June 21, 2013

Last day of school!

and I may have cut it a leettle bit too close, snackwise.

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Book review: _Dominic_ by William Steig

The other day, my son said the most wonderful thing for me: "Can you recommend...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Book review: Erin Manning’s _The Telmaj_

Oh, I forgot! My 13-year-old daughter wrote a book review of Erin Manning's new YA...

March 05, 2013

You belong in a museum!

We went! The worst thing that happened was that one kid got a bloody nose...

March 07, 2011

My Love Is Like a Big Red Dog

My kids are pretty, pretty smart. But not quite as smart as I think they...

January 2011

January 14, 2011

7 Quick Takes: “Things that fell out of my poor suffering brain” Edition

I have taken up being sick and angry as a full-time job this week. So...

January 07, 2011

Manners, manners

3-year-old: WAH! WAH! WAH! I WANTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR! WAHHHH! Me: Well, maybe if...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

Christmas Group Shot

Silly me, I thought we would never get around to taking a group photo this...

December 17, 2010

Thursday Throwback: sRANTa Claus

It's posts like the following, written a few years ago, that make me realize that...

November 2010

November 19, 2010

7 Quick Takes: I have the pictures!

Oh yes! A Seven Quick Takes that is truly miscellaneous, like it's supposed to...

November 17, 2010

X-ray Specs

My daughter, exterior view: and interior view: That explains a thing or two. (Thanks to...

November 09, 2010

Highway to Hell

Just because I have a lot of kids, people assume I have a lot of...

October 2010

October 28, 2010

Thursday Throwback: Is Nothing Profane?

This post originally ran about three years ago. This year, our house will be launching...

October 05, 2010

You must remember this

I spend a lot of time thinking what it must be like to be one...

September 2010

September 30, 2010

The five stages of exhaustion

THE FIVE STAGES OF EXHAUSTION Stage 1: You wake up feeling tired. You stumble...

September 28, 2010

Perfectly normal.

If I could go back in time, I'd tell new-mother self that this is perfectly...

September 27, 2010

Morning Prayer

Good bye, guys, good bye! Have a good day -- have a good hike! It's...

September 24, 2010

7 quick takes: “Cutting Corners” Edition

A few years ago, I declared that my new motto was "Praise God and...

September 23, 2010

My nice kids

I usually try and have a point, a theme, or at least a joke when...

September 21, 2010

Simple School

Okay, for real this time: come see what I wrote for Faith and Family Live. ...

September 10, 2010

Seven quick takes: Movies We’re Almost Ready To Watch

In our recent discussion about the dubious heroism of Columbus, Lincoln, and Joel Hodgson (well,...