Tag Archives: kids

Experiment of Freedom

So we are experimenting on our children.  Should be interesting! This particular experiment resulted from a frustrating day where our 3 girls were given 7 hours to pick up their room, and still hadn’t done it (or rather, did it … Continue reading

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Reward Board: Restore Sanity Part 2

Homemade Scratch-Off Paint.  Wow.  I saw this ingenious idea online here and thought it looked like so much fun!  I mean, don’t people buy lottery tickets just to have the fun of scratching them off?!  The original blog I saw … Continue reading

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Phase 1: Operation Restore Home Sanity

For a few weeks now, we’ve had all 6 of us in our 1000′ house…all the time.  And since we’re contemplating homeschooling this summer/fall, that won’t change anytime soon (see next post).  Perhaps you can imagine that organization and home … Continue reading

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Hoarding and Rage

(I wrote this a few weeks ago to vent but wanted to give myself some time to make sure I wanted to make it public…so nothing like this happened today, on Mother’s Day!  My beautiful little hoarders brought me breakfast … Continue reading

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New life

This is the newest Born child.  I got to see all the flutter kicks and bones and heart last week.  This pic shows the spine and head, although it didn’t scan too well.  According to measurements this was taken at … Continue reading

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Pregnant…again!

Well, it’s “out” now.  I’m at 8 weeks (LMP) and willing to let the world know….if only because friends and brothers and sisters in the Lord, please pray for us!  All is well but I’ve been struggling with normal 1st … Continue reading

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The Christmas Card Phenomenon

We must be settled down here in SoCal now – we’re actually getting quite a few Christmas cards!  Well, make that Christmas photos.  Apparently the current fashion is to mail people a cute picture of your family without an accompanying … Continue reading

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Good stuff

I have been on a homemade smoothie kick for a while.  When sick, I generally buy my family the “green power” drinks and make them all drink it until we’re better.  Perhaps that is why my kids have never made … Continue reading

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Who I am

Sometimes how you’ve changed sneaks up on you.  I was driving the other day and saw a skinny teenage Caucasian boy riding his bike down the street, dressed all in black.  What I noticed? “That boy needs his hair combed! … Continue reading

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Legions of angels

At least, that’s my guesstimate on how many must be needed on a daily basis to keep my children safe….from themselves! Today’s test:  Can you mix ammonia, bleach and laundry detergent to make a “Volcano”??  Why, yes, apparently you can, … Continue reading

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