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Still kickin’

Merry Christmas! Just a quick hello to tell y’all that we’re still alive here - just having a diet from the Internet. I am checking email occasionally and very little else.
I had a birthday the day before Christmas. Can anyone guess my middle name, or have I already told you? A lot of [...]

Why I have not been posting

I have not been posting on my blog lately for multiple reasons:

Mom has been using the computer for this.
Christmas wrapping presents, shopping for presents, etc.
We’ve been sick.
Lots of cleaning our house.

I don’t have to worry about most of those things now partly because. WE HAVE OUR OWN LAPTOP!!!!!!!!!!!!! (the 4 big girls in [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess What I got for christmas

I’m using it right now. I’ll give you a clue it’s so cool that the 4 big girls in our family have to share it.

Susie Bluebird makeovers

Guess who’s getting a blog makeover? Not me - I was just checking my stats and got a sneak preview of a reader’s new blog template! I wonder if she knows who she is? Don’t worry - I won’t tell!
I see Susie’s work all over the web and am constantly surprised by how [...]

Homeschooling: Am I Doing Enough?

Another keeper from Carolyn at Guilt-Free Homeschooling:
Am I Doing Enough?
Carolyn admonishes us to avoid fruitless worry, but rather to carefully evaluate the amount of learning that is happening in our home. Not one to leave readers hanging, she then provides a list of 20 questions and a scoring system to help us do just [...]

WFMW: skirt hangers

OK, this is a silly tip, but it works for me, and I’m so glad my kids figured it out.When hanging skirts in my closet, I used to do one of 3 things:

Hang it over a regular clothes hanger, which often results in a crease right across the middle of the skirt (and actually damaged [...]

A bit of Scrooge and cheer.

On the ride to work I heard it was the anniversary of the release of “A Christmas
Carol” .

It was originally published on December 19, 1843 you can read the Wikipedia article on it HERE. Last year I reminisced about how much I enjoyed Scrooge’s unrepentant meanness.I always get a bit (just a bit) [...]

Bah, humbug!

Did you ever wonder why A Christmas Carol is such a classic? My Honey has shared some of his thoughts on the matter - along with some great images and links.

Bugs does the Carol

I’ve a bit of time to breathe so I want to spread some Christmas cheer!

Yawn…

Too much do to, and not enough sleep. That sums up the last 10 days for me, but I hesitate to complain after hubby stayed up for nearly 48 hours straight last week.Let’s just say my brain is even fuzzier than usual (is that possible?) and we’ve got a lot of laundry to catch [...]

He can be your hero too

My husband was already my hero, but I don’t mind if he’s yours too. I’m not the jealous sort.Wanna know why he might be your hero?If you ordered from Vision Forum and are hoping to receive your package by Christmas, I want you to know that my man came home last night after [...]

Congratulations, Yofed!

I woke up to find this comment from Yofed under a recent post:
Hi!
Just a little baby update… I finally had my baby girl at home yesterday morning… it’s a good thing that we planned to have her at home with a midwife, because it took 2 hours from the first contraction to the [...]

That’s a lie!

Recently, Natalie was listening for the first time to George Sarris’s dramatic reading of the story of Joseph.First she heard the pleas of Potipher’s wife, and wrinkled her nose in scorn. “She’s an immodest woman,” she muttered.But when Potipher’s wife told her husband what had happened, Natalie was outraged.“That’s a lie!” she yelled. [...]