I found in the last week or so I missed sharing some of my ‘better’ moments with you. Not sure if I’ll do a ‘better’ post every day, but I think I’ll sprinkle them in whenever I get inspired.
Yesterday the kids were outside playing, enjoying the sunshine and warmer weather. All too [...]
Archive for February, 2008
15 minutes better
Posted in Family on February 29, 2008 | 15 Comments »
What… it’s not Wednesday anymore..??
Posted in Opinion Saturday on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I know, I promised the winner to my Opinion Saturday question on Wednesday, but somehow the day roared by like a freight train, and here I am half way thru Thursday. Anyway, ALL the comments were great, and very helpful. Thanks so much! I’m giving the Golden Keyboard this week to LeeAnn [...]
Works for me: Spring cleaning (in baby steps)
Posted in Family on February 26, 2008 | 23 Comments »
In honor of my rampant case of spring fever, I have been dejunking our house. Last week it was the linen closet, my little girls’ room, and the pantry. Over the last few weeks I’ve also worked over my closet, the laundry room, and my bathroom. I did my little girls’ bedroom all [...]
Perhaps…
Posted in Blessings, My Writing on February 26, 2008 | 14 Comments »
…snacking on half a cup of chocolate-covered coffee beans at 10:30 PM is not the wisest move to make. Around 2:30 this morning, I was still wide awake. The upside is that at that moment I was also watching the pages of my book spit out of my printer. [...]
sage advice
Posted in Funny Kids on February 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Last night my 5 year old decided to tell a story, which the 3 year old listened to with rapt attention. After her big sister’s story wound down, the 3 year old jumped in with her own story, but was immediately interrupted.
“You’re supposed to start with ‘once upon a time’,” advised the 5 year [...]
Deuteronomy 8:7,10
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—
a land with streams and pools of water,
with springs flowing in the valleys and hills…
…When you have eaten and are satisfied,
praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
Opinion Saturday: helping in school
Posted in Opinion Saturday on February 23, 2008 | 18 Comments »
I’ve got another book question for you, people! Though I am a homeschooling mom, my book is directed at all moms who are interested in having a larger than average family. I’d like my education chapter to contain hints relevant to both homeschoolers and public schooling families.
Here’s what I need. [...]
Friday’s link: Because spring isn’t coming fast enough for me
Posted in Family on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It snowed today. Again. We bundled up the kids and they played in the snow and came in rosy-cheeked and drank hot chocolate by the fire, just as we did at the first snow two months again. But I WANT SPRING.
And so– here are some flowers for everyone who’s feeling [...]
Thursday’s link: free
Posted in Frugality on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just found this: Freebies 4 Mom. How fun!
Wednesday’s Link: Reach out and…
Posted in Parenthood on February 20, 2008 | 9 Comments »
My 17 year old is taking a Spanish class at our local college. Three days a week she is out the door just after 7 am for that class. I am not an early riser. But this morning I managed to straggle out to the living room just as she [...]
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I'm Mary, wife to John, and mom to 10 kids ages 3-20. Six of them were adopted, from Ethiopia and Korea. I spend my days applying Bandaids, reminding kids to use their inside voices, persuading kids fractions are useful, cooking spicy ethnic food, and snapping gig after gig of pictures. Very late at night, I write about it all.
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