Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day (which was five days ago, I can’t believe it!) started off with a fun surprise for the kids. I stopped by Krispy Kreme late Saturday night without telling anyone.  Max is at the perfect age for this kind of surprise.  Donuts from Mom on whaat? Mother’s Day?   He gave me the perfect reaction [...]

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Friday

I am so bad at arranging playdates for Mini.  I don’t know how many times I’ve said “let’s get together sometime” to a friend and dropped the ball, never following through with it.  My intentions are sincere, but finding time is much harder these days than it was in the past.  Life is busy.  And [...]

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A List

Yesterday my blog turned 5 years old and I started to write a heartfelt post about how much this little blog (and you) mean to me.  However, I seem to be incapable of a mushy post today.  It will have to wait, but I promise you it’s coming.  It’s going to be a Very Special [...]

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You Never Know When He’ll Use You

A cool thing happened yesterday.  The kids and I saw an immediate answer to prayer.  As we were leaving the park on a beautiful 70 degree afternoon and walking back to our car, a young mom stopped me on the sidewalk.  I saw panic in her eyes as she asked to borrow my cell phone.  [...]

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Five for Friday

1.  I’m sitting here with Mini watching her favorite dvd from the library, Max & Ruby.  We’re having a girls-only dessert picnic in the living room while the boys are downstairs watching Harry Potter.  Mini didn’t know we had a real picnic basket until about 20 minutes ago.  I don’t think her life will ever [...]

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Worthy Fight?

Years ago when I worked at a radiology office behind the front desk, a pregnant patient pointed her finger at me and threatened to get me fired.  In between breaths into a paper bag, I summoned up the courage to call my supervisor to explain.  I was barely 19 years old and shaking like an [...]

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A-ha

Our plans to have a field trip to the C&O Canal on Friday were rained out, but Max was elated to hear that we’d still be taking the day off from school.  We all lounged around in our pajamas while I tried to figure out what we should do with our day. Aren’t those slippers [...]

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It Rained and Poured for 5 Days-eez Days-eez

I don’t want to complain about the rain because I know they could use it right now in Texas.  But cats and dogs, along with loud thunder, for four days straight is getting old here in Maryland. Our neighborhood looks like this. Fortunately, that’s not a road that we need to drive on.  It’s the [...]

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Confessions of A Conflicted Homeschooler

Tomorrow is the first day of school for us and no, I’m not ready.  I want to hold onto our blissfully unscheduled summer just a little while longer. It would be easy enough to postpone the official start of 3rd grade to a day when I feel like it, but I shouldn’t.  It’s time.  We [...]

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Excitement and Dread. All in One Day.

Tomorrow is a day that I’ve been excited about for a long time.  It’s Farm School Orientation for Max and I get to see what a typical day will be like for him.  I have high hopes for this year, yet I’m feeling butterflies.  The class meets once a week for 33 weeks (THIRTY-THREE WEEKS!) [...]

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