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Daniel Sings the Gospel Fuzzies (And it’s ADORABLE.)

funny stories, homeschool, parenting, preschool, video

YES, I KNOW.  It’s just too much cuteness. So today Daniel graduated from Pre-school. We are a low-drama family, I think. Okay, well, we are 5/6ths low drama, plus me. I bring the emotions, for sure. They started out the ceremony with this video of painting the nursery and the baby gradually getting bigger and bigger, and yes, I was crying. Daniel came strutting out like a rooster when they called his name. It was pretty hilarious, but then he […]

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20 More Breathtaking Photos of Carmel Valley and Monterey, California

California, funny stories, photography, pictures, vacation

Right now Daniel is washing his hands after his hour-long worm hunt. All he found was a slug, which he tried to bring into my house. Joshua put a hard stop to that. What would I do without Joshua? JD is upstairs NOT napping. Caleb and Joshua are outside playing with a friend. I’m chugging coffee in a last ditch effort to hold on to wakefulness. A friend of mine is out walking, trying to coax her labor pains into a […]

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My Embarrassing Heart Patient Stories and the Giveaway Winner

funny stories, giveaways, heart disease, ventricular tachycardia
What to Expect at a Heart MRI

Many people develop heart problems while they are still young, but trust me, I’ve sat in the cardiology waiting room enough to know that I am nowhere near the average age. Most people in there have a walker and an accompanying nurse. In fact, the receptionists sometimes assume that I’m there with an elderly patient that I walked in after. “Wait. Are you with Mrs. Hammerstein?” “No, no, I have a 3:00 appointment.” Wednesday is my heart MRI. I’ve had […]

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My Eight Parenting Mottos, For Which I Make No Apologies

family, funny stories, parenting

There are a few parenting mottos I’ve adopted, for which I do not apologize, not even a little, not even at all: #1. I’m difficult to communicate with/get a hold of. It doesn’t matter whether you email or call. I’m difficult. I’m maybe a little sorry for this one, but what can be done? If JD’s awake, taking care of him is a full-time job in and of itself. When he’s not awake, I must recover from the time that he […]

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You can have the gluten, but you’ll never get the chocolate!

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You can have the gluten, but you'll never get the chocolate!

Have you ever tried to be gluten-free? Before you roll your eyes, let me assure you that I’m not about to try to convince you to join me on this. I’m trying this, at the recommendation of my cardiologist, in order to feel better. Can I get a tee-shirt that contains that explanation because I feel like such a trendy hippie or diet-nut at parties now. “Are these gluten-free?” I don’t want to be that guy. Maybe I should just […]

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And so goes the tooth fairy…

funny stories, preteens, tooth fairy

Alan and the boys were getting ready to leave. Caleb was sitting at the table writing something on a napkin. Alan said, “Caleb, what’re you doing? Are you writing the tooth fairy a letter?” “Huh? Did she miss a tooth??” I asked, possibly panicking a little bit. Oh no! Had I messed that up again? Alan explained, “He lost his tooth, so she had no idea because he didn’t put a tooth or a letter under his pillow,” halfway talking […]

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My Pinterest Fail and other funny stories. Bring it, Christmas!

Christmas, family, food, funny stories, holidays

I am excited about the holidays! So excited! Mostly because it means I don’t have to teach as much. Is that wrong? I was at the chiropractor’s office today, when lo and behold, Daniel’s new preschool teacher walked in. I admitted to her that her job was much too hard on the back for me. Just the one day of volunteering had me running home to my hot pack. But you know what? She loves teaching. It’s her calling! I’m […]

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“Doesn’t JD make your heart smile?” It’s a quote post!

4 kids, babies, brothers, Daniel, family, funny stories, parenting

Alan, Caleb, and JD were in the kitchen eating cookies. I don’t know what JD said, but Caleb looked up at Alan and said, “Doesn’t JD make your heart smile?” We all definitely smiled. Caleb has also recently taken up saying, “ain’t.” He uses it correctly (if there is such a thing), but it took me by surprise. We don’t say ‘ain’t,’ nor does anyone that he knows in California. My suspicions lie with Granddaddy, but that’s okay. Caleb has […]

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Just the Funny Paper: Hilarious Toddler Stories

family, funny stories, John David
Just the Funny Paper: Hilarious Toddler Stories

JD is obsessed with three things: dirt, Lightning McQueen, and Mom. After all, he’s two. He inherited at least one Lightning McQueen car from his big bros, but he has also been given several as gifts. He got at least one for Christmas, he got three or more for his birthday, plus he got one when Nonna visited. All total, I’m thinking there should be a pile of 10 Lightning McQueens somewhere in this house, yet we can never find […]

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I Will Not Panic Today, Even if Dirt Boy Dumps Dirt on the Dining Room Floor

accomplishment, Bible verses, books, Classical Conversations, family, friends, hard times, parenting
I Will Not Panic Today, Even if Dirt Boy Dumps Dirt on the Dining Room Floor

Tonight I’m hosting my home school moms’ group. That means that I will be spending all day trying to clean up my house, take care of four children, and cook. I need to make sure that I don’t fall into the prideful trap of cleaning up my house to try to make myself look good. It’s not about me. Let’s not put on a show and act like my house is always this neat, if I even manage to get […]

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