Category Archives: stories

Quitting Cold Turkey — Thumb-Sucking

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

So, as I’ve blogged before, youngest is my one & only thumb sucker. As we’ve noticed his baby teeth bulging out somewhat and how the cuteness factor (for others) of thumb-sucking decreases with increased age, dh & I have discussed … Continue reading →

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Writing Magic – Creating Sparks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

To give (me and) my oldest a break from Classical Writing Homer, we started this second semester with Gail Carson Levine’s Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly. My dd#2 loves to write stories but struggles to finish them. There are … Continue reading →

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Missing My Father

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

This poem struck my heart this morning. The stories and comments at the bottom show that I am not alone in missing my father – no matter how long it has been.

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Bells Palsy in a Child

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

It was a normal Saturday afternoon at our house. My six year old was reading aloud to me. I chided her a couple of times about the funny face she was giving me. She hotly denied making a funny face. … Continue reading →

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Dreams of My Father

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

No, this is not a review of the Barack Obama book. That’s Dreams From My Father. I sometimes have very vivid dreams. This caused me some trouble as a youngster as I would wake up in a panic about something … Continue reading →

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Losing a Father is Hard

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

I wrote earlier this summer about my uncle’s funeral. What made it especially hard for me was that this uncle was my dad’s identical twin. They’d suffered through the same medical issues and had both quit taking their medications (for … Continue reading →

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When you cry so much that your eyes hurt

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

We went to my uncle’s funeral this weekend. It was a long drive down & back for the kids, but my husband asked for the day off so he could be with us. My eyes hurt for almost 24 hours … Continue reading →

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Summer Scheduling

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I try to keep our schedules pretty light year-round, but that is difficult with five kids. We are going into our busy season now – with vacation bible school this week and one week in July, t-ball for ds#1 (only … Continue reading →

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Severe Stomach Cramping …. The Story

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Where to start this story? At the beginning, I guess…. We had a full weekend. The older three kids had track meets on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was hot and humid. We brought lots of water with us and consumed … Continue reading →

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Thumb Suckers

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I have a thumb-sucking child. My first four children were happy with their pacifiers. We weaned them off before they were one year old. It worked great. My fifth child wouldn’t take a pacifier, but sure did like his thumb. … Continue reading →

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