I LOVE being a stay at home mom. No, I mean literally. I LOVE IT. I always have. This is my pace of living y’all. Yes, I have to get up BEFORE 6am now to drag sleeping boys out of bed and drive them to school, but that is the ONLY down side. My life is so free now. I made a schedule on day 1, just to make it all feel official. Then I took the notebook I wrote […]
» Read moreThere 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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Cleaning Chores For Kids, By Age Hello, friends! April is resting a powerful case of tendonitis, so Edna Thompson, of the United Kingdom, is sharing tips with us on age appropriate chores for kids today. Everybody knows that it is not an easy task to maintain a clean and organized home with kids around. But not necessarily! Try including your kids in the cleaning and organizing process. Let them help you clean the mess they make. Of course, depending […]
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I mentioned before that I’m using this book to build a new family schedule. My first one was ridiculously over-zealous: I’ve scratched some of that mess out and shortened it and replaced as much as possible with “Sit on the porch and watch Daniel ride his trike.” However, a TRULY REALISTIC schedule would look more like this: 6:00 Begin hitting snooze button…. 6:30 Get out of bed. Take quick walk. 6:45 Argue with Alan over which is quicker: Keurig […]
» Read moreThis is beauty to me: my sweet ten-year-old in his new arm cast. I’m not saying that I’m happy my son broke his arm, but you have to admire his all-in-spirit. It reminds me of that quote from Finding Nemo: Dori tells Marlin, the helicopter dad, “Well, you don’t want nothing to EVER happen to him, because then nothing would EVER happen to him.” Never underestimate the power of beauty. Beauty! “Joy is a net of love by which you […]
» Read moreDid any of you see the news? The Josh Duggar news? Turns out the latest is that he has cheated on Anna, using an online cheating service. I will not advertise them by even mentioning their name. I have followed the Duggar family since 2009. That’s 6 years. I’ve read their books, I’ve watched their show. I’ve been influenced and inspired by their values and practices. I feel so incredibly sorry for Anna. She married a man that she thought […]
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I just have to record this moment. I was leaving the laundry room, and Joshua was in the kitchen digging around for his mid-morning snack. He hit gold when he found leftover Papa John’s cheese pizza in the refrigerator. And then he said it: “This house is like Heaven!” Yeah, I know. He mostly said this because I was letting him eat pizza at 9:40 am and watch Garfield on t.v. But still! This filled my heart with joy. Of […]
» Read moreDay One: You know we love a road trip. Today we did something wild and crazy. We left our children with Alan’s parents, and got ourselves out of town! Does Alan have big, important projects due on Monday? Yes. Do I have important things to do Monday? Yes. Do we have children recovering from illness? Yes. Do we have a wonderful life that we are thankful for and don’t actually NEED to RUN away from? YES! We just needed REST. […]
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Tomorrow night is parent night for our Classical Conversations campus. This will mark the ending of our very first year of Classical Conversations. Joshua’s class will be reciting the Preamble, Caleb’s class will be reciting the first 12 elements of the Periodic Table, and all of the classes combined will be reciting John 1:1-7 in both English and Latin. Oh guess what. As their teacher, I learned all this stuff too. That’s right. It’s like going back to school yourself. […]
» Read more10 Random Thoughts from an Exhausted Mom (It was a long day.) 1. How many boys, ages 9 down to 20 months, will fit in a standard American bathtub? At least four, as my children have proved. I’m sure if I had another child, they would show me how to fit five. 2. What does desperation sound like when it’s time to cook supper? “Here, boys, play with this bowl of water in the floor while I finish cooking.” 3. […]
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