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Brilliant mom move: Tell the older children about a reading contest at Homeschool Buyer's co-op with prizes like the movie Anastasia. Suggest they read outside before it gets too hot. Meanwhile Katherine is busy doing her science class. That leaves said brilliant mom with Teresa, who is making paper dolls which involves scissors, Augustine who
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Missing Pippin. Today is the anniversary of the day I learned that I had lost Pippin. I didn't think that he had been on my mind much, but the last couple of weeks I have been dreaming about being pregnant with twins. I didn't make the connection to this anniversary coming up, but now I
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It is unbelievable how loud the frogs are at night! It is so interesting to hear them answering each other. I could get annoyed, but Katherine pointed out that it is better to listen to than cars. I certainly agree. Gotta love this country living!
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Looks like a dead laptop is trying to spoil my blogging marathon! But have no fear, after several attempts to remember which email address and password I have attached to this blog, I got in from the kids' computer! Any real post will have to wait until my laundry marathon is over though. Six loads
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Rough day for a little guy
A big bump for my little guy! But he got over it: It just doesn't get any cuter than that!
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A day with friends
There are just some friendships that time and distance can't touch. We spent the day with such a friend. It is sad when the younger kids need time to reacquaint themselves, maybe even remind each other of their names, but for the moms it is always like no time has passed at all.Kindred spirits, as
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Father’s Day
Just the way he likes it: Early Mass with the big kids A few stolen moments of conversation with his beloved Checking the garden with little people Feeding the chickens with little people Grilled pork and squash, home-grown parsley potatoes A good cigar and a Jim Bean-and-Ginger-ale Carrot cake with home-made cream cheese frosting Sitting
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National Flip Flop Day!
We learned our lesson last year and got there too late. We were prepared this year: had the flip flops all together in one box, got up and dressed early, and were out the door at the crack of dawn (no, not really, but 11am seems like the crack of dawn around here sometimes!). What
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I’m not people, I am a girl
Overheard: Clare (7): "I killed you. You're dead." Teresa (5): "You can't kill me, you're a girl." Clare: "Some girls can kill people." Teresa: "I'm not people, I am a girl." Alrighty then, now we know.
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A new song
Augustine is a singer. He loves belting out a tune out of the blue. He comes down singing in the morning and breaks into song while eating. It all sounds rather similar, but its origin is the theme song of Chisum. The past few days he has been singing "My pocket-knife, my pocket-knife!". I have