I know, I know, it’s poor grammar. And it follows a rather in-depth discussion I had with Todd about why grammar is important and how I want our children to hear English spoken correctly and speak it well themselves....
That was fast. I barely got the seeds (and seedlings plants that we bought at the nursery) into the beautiful rich dirt inside the garden fence . . . and then, June was gone.Well, that's not totally accurate. We did our major vacationing of the...
Remember when I used to post every week?Wait. It was at least twice a week for a while there. Maybe I'll get back to that sometime. Not right now. Nope, this is the time of immersion in what I like to refer to as "the tumultuous...
It's Friday. Hip hip hooray! Today I'm joining The Gypsy Mama again to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week...
So, maybe I'm a dork but I wanted to make my big announcement in a video. I know I say "um" a lot and I need to enunciate better, but hey, it's good practice, right? I'm going to need it! And just in case you...
Just so you know, this post has nothing to do with Memorial Day. I am beyond grateful for the service of our armed forces. That's just not what I was thinking about when I wrote this blog post.It’s been...
It's Friday. Hallelujah! I know it's been a while, but I'm joining The Gypsy Mama again to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Identity".GOWho...
That's right. You guessed it. We actually finished the Half Marathon! For the last few weeks, I've been longing for the day when the race would be behind me. Now that day is here and I'm a little sad. The actual event turned out to...
A few years ago I wrote an amazing essay about how moms compete with each other. We falsely view our children as extensions of ourselves and tend to put way too much stock in how their behavior reflects on us. I fight this tendency constantly,...
That's right. I haven't blogged all week. This is called blogging without obligation people. Someday I might feel more responsibility to blog regularly, but that day is not today. It just didn't happen this week. But here it is--Friday again! Another weekend. Nine days until...
