Day 1 of Homeschooling: Learning To Cuss

It’s inevitable. There comes a time in every child’s life when they must be ripped from the safety and security of their loving mother’s bosom and tossed to the hungry, vicious wolves known as 8 year olds. Kids late in their childhood years are fascinated by things that they think they’re getting away with. They’re [...]

Story Time!

Before we get this week’s Story Time up and running I must tell you about the swimmer that Reagan is becoming. Two weeks ago she decided that she wanted to dunk her head under water. No strings attached. She just wanted to. And this decision came from a girl who just the day before was deathly afraid [...]

From My Front Porch Lookin’ In

One of Reagan’s favorite songs is Lonestar’s My Front Porch Looking In. She loves it because it talks about a dad whose favorite thing is to look at his family: two kids and a wife. According to Reagan, “There’s a carrot-top who can barely walk with a sippy cup of milk” is Ashlyn; “a little blue-eyed blonde with [...]

We Don’t Need No Thought Control

Warning: this post is long and ire filled. If you like political issues then read on. If you don’t let it be sufficient enough for you to read this: I’m sick of the government trying to force me to do things. From giving my money to others to volunteering. Get off my back and out [...]

Coke Spray

My day was a little stressful. I take that back, my morning was a little stressful. The cable guy called at 7:30 in the morning to tell me he was on his way to hook up the internet. I was still in a coma after staying up until 1am borrowing the neighbor’s internet. I really [...]

I’m a Contributor!!!

Woohoo!

I submitted an article to the online publication, Root & Sprout, and they’ve included it! Thank you Lis! Now it looks like I’m smart or something. I will have to increase the caliber of the submissions to my own blog…
Here is the article: Take a Vacation Without Breaking the Bank
I’ll sign autographs if you send them [...]

In Transition

THE GIRLS
The girls are gone. They’re down in Arkansas so we can get the move done with “a little less help”.
THE CATS
The cats are a little weirded out about the boxes. Can’t wait until they’re in the truck with me and two kids.
THE HOUSE
The house is in total disarray. Actually it’s organized. It just looks [...]

Sisters - Toes - 5 Years

 May 2003  (15 months) - Reagan’s first toenail polish.
 May 2008 (16 months) - Ashlyn’s first toenail polish.
Am I good or what! Look, even one hand of each girl is resting one step above.
You can tell that Reagan was a more compliant toddler. She sat on the stairs and posed, just like Mommy asked. Ashlyn on the other [...]

Stability Through Transition

I’m busy being not such a SAHM right now.

Two kids
One business
One busy husband
Vacations
Social obligations
Oh yeah, we’re moving next week. So, everything that goes along with that.

We’ve tried for as long as we could to avoid the reality of the move. Granted a lot of it is done for us (the packing, the heavy lifting, the [...]

Journey to the Center of The United States

Pop Quiz: Where is the geographical center of the continental United States?
 
Answer: Aren’t you glad we stopped there on our way back from Colorado! You’d be lost without us, probably literally.

LEBANON, KANSAS
Right smack dab in the middle of the United States (the middle of nowhere to be exact)
The conversation (while on vacation) went something like this:
Me: [...]

We Almost Went to the Zoo…but Had Lots of Fun Anyway

WARNING: Picture heavy. We’re on vacay and I tend to take lots of pictures anyway.
This morning we woke up having every intention of going to the zoo. Someone forgot to tell Colorado Springs that it’s late spring (might as well be summer), because it was more like fall/winter on the drive up the mountain. The [...]

Daddy’s the Word

Du’s been a daddy now for over 6 years. I’d say he’s pretty much perfect at the job. With the girls he’s the yin to my yang. And on the days when I yin he’ll yang. There are areas where he could improve, like not falling asleep as soon as he starts rubbing my back, [...]

So We’re In Colorado

We left for our trip after lunch and made the 10+ hour drive in, oh, about 10+ hours. I didn’t know, and nobody warned me, that if you have more kids you make more stops. I don’t like stops. It’s against my nature. When Du was on a business trip once, I made the trip from [...]

This is Ashlyn…don’t tell Mommy…

SSHHH…my mommy is in the showuh wight now. i know she wites abowt me heuh. she thinks i don’t unduhstand evything she says when she talks and wites at the same time. but i’m smahtuh than she thinks. let’s keep it that way, k?
i want to take the opputoonuty to clear up sum miscept…misconert…miscontracept…misconceptions bout [...]

Dr. Robyn to the Rescue

I wrote two days ago about the Princess (and Barbie) and how they’re sexualizing my daughter. I asked for help. Dr. Robyn was kind enough to comment with some suggestions. Then she went a step further. She reposted my article with a bit deeper guidelines on her blogs (one is called Kiss My Assets. That’s awesome). Cool! [...]