Here is a little taste of some of the doozies that Miss Ruthie and Miss Abby get into on a daily basis.  This little gem occurred last Friday evening as they were digging into bowls of popcorn.  Isaiah was there too, as you will notice a little later. Ruthie (thinking deep thoughts, as usual):  “Mom, [...]

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If you don’t…you may wake up some day to some overwhelming regrets and I think all of us should try to avoid this situation if at all possible. I know you are just as busy as I am. It seems like every single person I talk to is bordering on being overwhelmed by everything they [...]

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Look what I just got! This is a clay rice cooker/slow cooker. I am notorious for starting rice and forgetting it until I smell that awful burning smell. Well…those days are over now that I have this baby. The specs: “THE MAGIC OF CLAY SLOW COOKING HAS NOW ARRIVED, WITH AN ELECTRIC ENHANCEMENT”. Cooking at [...]

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If you are married, then I don’t have to tell you that maintaining a healthy, happy marriage is hard work. It’s not just something that you can ignore and expect to flourish and thrive. Then when you add children into the equation it gets even more difficult. They can tend to distract and take over [...]

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Oh…I love me some Starbucks! I don’t go every day…or even every week for that matter. It is a special treat that I do for myself several times a month…that just makes it all the sweeter and better as far as I’m concerned! It would be really hard to choose a favorite…but I think I [...]

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Daniel is in the middle of some frenzied ACT prep work. He’s scheduled to take the ACT in about a month so he’s hitting the books really hard right now and is taking practice tests. He seems to be doing quite well, so we’re not really worried. But if he were struggling, I would definitely [...]

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We just got home from our first jazz concert in which all three older kids performed. I edited together two different clips of two different songs. David (drums) and Daniel (trumpet) played in the first clip and Sarah (rhythm) and Daniel played in the second clip. Enjoy…we did!

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This is cool – and just in time for the shopping frenzy. It’s called Sears2Go and if you are tied to your mobile phone you are going to appreciate this a lot. This is a a mobile commerce web site that offers customers a way to find and purchase Sears.com merchandise from your mobile phone! [...]

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Family meal time is usually anything but dull at our house. With a table full of children ranging from 2 to 17 there is always someone talking about something…usually more than one at a time, I’m afraid. I do like the idea of focusing our dinner table discussions, though, and so have been doing some [...]

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Do you struggle with finding meaningful ways to “make a difference?” Everyone needs to feel that they are contributing and leaving a meaningful “footprint” behind. It can be hard to find something that is a good fit for what you have in mind, though. I just found something that may be of interest to some [...]

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