The 2 yr old sure knows who to look for when she needs help or someone to play with. Although any of her 5 older siblings would do, she especially loves to look for her oldest sister (9yrs old). The older ones usually oblige to her requests (more water, draw something for her, get a toy, […] Read more…
Month: June 2009
I Miss My Robots!
Back in 2008, we invested in 2 robots to help me with housework as I was pregnant with #7. In Robots to the Rescue I wrote about what a lifesaver they both were. W’ell, I’ve had to send them BOTH for servicing early this week and boy do I miss them! It’s only been 3 days […] Read more…
Schedules AND routines
One of the secrets to my sanity in running a household of 9 and homeschooling the 7 children is having both schedules AND routines in place. Having implemented them have helped to eliminate many day-to-day hassles, I am one who generally prefers to know what lie ahead rather than fly by the seat of my pants. […] Read more…
My Baby’s Lullaby
My baby likes Chris Tomlin’s How Can I Keep From Singing. One moment she is fussing and trying to get herself to sleep and then the moment she hears the intro to the song she quietens down almost immediately and within minutes would be asleep. Pretty amazing stuff I say! We have been listening to the […] Read more…
You are now a little fat
Yes, my 4 year old had this to say to me this morning after she was done with her school 🙂 I have no idea what brought it on. She just turned to me after packing up her books and said with the sweetest smile, “Mama, you are now a little fat.” And proceeds to […] Read more…
Nasty Comments
I suppose receiving nasty and/or rude comments comes with the territory of having an open blog and allowing people to comment on it. But it still gets to me. Sometimes I get all riled up. Other times I get annoyed. Sometimes I choose not to publish the comments. But other times I do and even […] Read more…
Where has modesty gone???
It is interesting what passes for fashionable clothing nowadays. Today, after my long delayed post partum check up went shopping for dd’s birthday present. At the doctor’s clinic I saw a pregnant lady barely covered in the slip of a dress she wore. The fabric was thin and she had more than half of her […] Read more…