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Sick Season

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I don’t know what it is, but this year, we’ve been sick a LOT. Until this past fall, it seemed like our family didn’t get sick very much. Except for Child #4 and his battles with croup, we had only … Continue reading →

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Curriculum – 2010-2011

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

I have a 4th & 2nd grader this year. Here are the plans: 4th Grade Math: CLE Math 400 with supplements (Life of Fred Fractions, Singapore’s new Challenging Word Problems 3) Language Arts: Writing Tales 1, Spell to Write and … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Night / Christmas Day

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

It was cold, dark, & snowy. All the children headed to bed, some to read, some to actually sleep. I found two in the same (twin-size) bed, but decided to let them stay that way. I wrapped the one present we … Continue reading →

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Potty Training – Week 9

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

It has been awhile since I updated how we have been doing on potty training. We were in despair when we passed a month of actively trying to get Child #3 to perform her peeing and pooping in the toilet … Continue reading →

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Children Behaving In Public

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

We had all four kids along when we picked out a replacement stove (range top/oven) recently at a large store. Our current oven has “issues” that involve kicking off randomly usually at temperatures over 350° F. It is hard to … Continue reading →

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The House Dog & The Wolf

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

I was reading Aesop’s Fables with my kids the past couple weeks. Many of them are really profound when you stop to think about them and their morals. For instance, we read the one I’m copying below. It reminded me … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

This summer, while waiting with my kids for swimming lessons to start, I was chatting with some of the other moms. One of them, whom I have known since middle school, was waxing eloquent and loudly about how great it … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day

Posted on December 26, 2008 by

We’ve been “off” from school since last Friday. The kids have been working on crafts and making gifts for friends, relatives, and neighbors.  I have been doing some cleaning and catching bargin prices on some of our curriculum picks for … Continue reading →

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Holy Hero’s Advent Adventure

Posted on December 17, 2008 by

At the invitation of a friend of ours, we checked out Holy Heroes at the start of Advent and signed up for their “Advent Adventure.” The kids have really been enjoying the daily video and the coloring pages. The daily … Continue reading →

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Wish More Would Have Listened

Posted on October 3, 2008 by

Early this morning, I called my representative’s office in Washington. My request that my congressman continue to vote “No” on the bailout bill and my comments about it were noted by the person on the other end of the line. … Continue reading →

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