Today, while helping me do coin-op laundry, Anna dropped a quarter between 2 dryers. At first I gave up and considered the quarter lost, but then I decided to try pushing one of the dryers over to see if the quarter could be reached. It worked, and Anna was able to use her thinner arms [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Harvest Party 2007
October 20, 2007 – 9:45 pm
Last Sunday, our church got together for a harvest party. We had a cookout, roasted marshmallows, a pinata, and pie baking contest. One very exciting thing is that I WON THE PIE BAKING CONTEST (thanks Mom & Rebekah for the recipe), and my friend Christy got 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places! Go Christy!!
There were [...]
Why, oh Y
October 18, 2007 – 12:41 pm
Anna: Dad, what comes after “o-x” in “oxygen?”
Luke: y
Anna: because oxygen is the answer to this question for school
Anna Can Type!!
October 18, 2007 – 12:34 pm
A year or two ago, we began teaching Anna how to type. Actually, we found a free computer program that taught her. We told her that for now, we would like for her to type as fast as her age, with an eventual goal of 20 words per minute. She is finally to the point [...]
Phillip’s Phunnies
October 13, 2007 – 11:00 pm
Phillip tends to not empty his bladder when he goes potty. The other day, after he went, I told him to go again. He said, “It won’t come out, mom!” So he started hitting himself on the backside to make more come out. It kind of resembled a kid pretending to ride a horse, but [...]
One Little Boy
October 12, 2007 – 2:23 pm
This poem by Helen E. Buckley gave me a new perspective on homeschooling. I knew homeschooling can bring out creativity, but I never thought of public school actually squelching creativity. Maybe that’s what happened to me!
ONE LITTLE BOY
Once a little boy went to school.
He was quite a little boy
And it was quite a [...]
The Best Pancake Recipe
October 12, 2007 – 12:36 pm
This is the 3rd pancake recipe I have posted , but this is the recipe. I got this recipe from Luke’s mom, and it is the best! I actually have this recipe memorized and no longer have the recipe card. I want to post it here so I don’t forget it, and so maybe Anna [...]
Finally!!!
October 8, 2007 – 9:27 am
I have been fighting a battle with Phillip for over a year now, trying to get him potty trained. He was almost completely trained and then suddenly started wetting his pants at least once a day. I tried giving him a sticker when he stayed dry. I tried praising him for staying dry and telling [...]
I’ll Always Love You
October 6, 2007 – 8:46 pm
Peter to me: Mom, I’ll always love you, even after I get married….even though you won’t be my mom anymore.
Phillip, You’re Pretty Cool!
October 4, 2007 – 9:32 am
Almost every morning, Phillip wakes me up with something I don’t mind being woken up to hear. He says, “Mommy, you are pretty.” Then he is very likely to walk over to the other side of the bed and say, “Daddy, you are cool.” Don’t you think he will make a great husband some day? [...]
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