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Why I Quit Facebook 17 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am
Oh, I agonized over this decision. If I leave Facebook… …how will I keep tabs on all my cute nieces and nephews? …how I will stay connected with my home school groups? …how will I know what’s goin...
Lies, Lies, Lies 12 Aug 2013 | 04:52 am
What a day. Seems like it’s just one thing after another around here. Tonight it was untangling a mess of lies involving four of the kids. Now I’ve dealt with a lot as a mom to seven, but lying is on...
A Letter to the Parents 29 Jul 2013 | 01:47 am
If you’re anything like me, you’re busy getting your child ready for the upcoming school year. You have backpacks and books to buy. Maybe a scientific calculator, a few folders, pens and pencils. Yo...
Why I Don’t Do Laundry 22 Jul 2013 | 05:46 am
I bet you’re thinking, “Ooooh! She has seven kids and doesn’t do laundry? This oughta be interesting…” Let me assure you, I’m not turning the kids in slave labor or throwing out clothes ala Jack Reach...
Little Things 11 Jul 2013 | 06:45 am
When our son was born last fall, the entire family experienced a crash course in sleep deprivation. We hadn’t completely forgotten about the whole newborn routine, but still. What exists only in a dis...
Happy Birthday, Hope! 3 Jul 2013 | 05:54 am
Today is my sweet daughter’s 12th birthday. I’ve thought and thought about what to get this girl. Of all seven kids, she is by far the hardest to shop for. I never know what to get her. I’ve resorted ...
Control Freak 25 Jun 2013 | 08:11 pm
Last week we visited family in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For those of you who don’t know, that’s a whopping 1,060 miles away from here. That’s a long time to be on the road, at the mercy of other drivers...
Eyes Wide What? 4 Jun 2013 | 11:39 pm
A few weeks ago I was driving down the road, minding my own business, just out for some groceries. Up ahead in the road, I spied a fat cardinal sitting – no, lounging – quite leisurely on the pavement...
This is the day! 24 May 2013 | 02:36 am
Three o’clock in the morning and my arms were about to give out from hours of wiggly-baby holding. Would this child never go to sleep? I bounced him on my hip by the light of a flashlight so as not to...
Time for a Leap of Faith 9 May 2013 | 05:43 am
When I first started my blog a few years ago, I didn’t really know what I wanted to say. I only knew I wanted to be a writer and lots of (much better) writers told me, “Start a blog!” So I did. For so...
