Candice found a gold mine, and she did think it was hers. Actually they were golden Malt-O-Meal honey nut Scooters. I believe she is the second of my children to discover this gold mine!
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Just How Much is Everything?
October 30, 2008 – 11:06 pm
While trying to train my children on how to clean their room, I suggested that they pile everything in the middle of the room. Somehow they got the idea to be silly and tease me a little bit (wonder where they got that from?).
Here is what I saw when I walked in the [...]
Goal: To Be Hated
October 29, 2008 – 9:49 pm
Today I learned who Gianna Jesson is, and I will never forget her. She is a young lady who has made it her goal to be hated (and for good reason). I would like to say more about her, but I think she does the job better herself.
Take the next 20 minutes to watch 2 [...]
Wishing Well of Whimsicality
October 28, 2008 – 11:05 pm
We have developed a method to our madness! (sorry, I couldn’t resist). Seriously, we have found a way to help motivate our kids to help around the house. We give them money!
No, not real money; we made fake money that we call “wishers!” Whenever the kids do chores around the house, they get wishers. If [...]
Miscellaneous Monday 2008-10-27
October 27, 2008 – 3:48 pm
I had a lot of short but interesting bits of news that I wanted to share. Because not everyone who reads my blog also follows me on twitter, I decided to put them all in one “miscellaneous” blog post. Maybe I can make this a Monday tradition.
Shopping
When I lived in Nashville, I shopped [...]
Group Writing Project: Favorite Nature Pictures
October 26, 2008 – 12:16 pm
It has been a month since I began this group writing project, and I am just now realizing that it was not a group writing project. It is a group picture project. Maybe that is why not many people responded. Maybe people who like to write are not the same people who like to take [...]
Willfully Chosen
October 25, 2008 – 9:14 pm
I just noticed tonight that my parents have been divorced for half my life! Weird! It seems like yesterday. I remember being so sure that they would get back together and be “the way they were.” I hung onto that hope until they both remarried. Now they have been apart for almost as long as [...]
Leaky News in Gossip
October 24, 2008 – 10:51 pm
We introduced our children to the game of gossip this week. While playing it today, Luke happened to put his hand on Peter’s other ear while he was whispering his “gossip” to Peter, I jokingly said, “You have to put your hand on his other ear to keep his whispers from coming out.” Luke jokingly [...]
10 Good Things About a Broken Leg
October 23, 2008 – 7:42 pm
Here are some things I am thankful for concerning my fall and Candice’s fractured leg. I know God has been, and will continue to, take care of us!
Candice was not seriously injured.
I was holding her face out, which meant holding her lower and having a better grip on her.
It was only a fall down 3 [...]
Candice's Cast
October 22, 2008 – 9:54 pm
Candice has her first cast already…at 9 months of age. Here’s what happened. I was going down our deck stairs one evening while holding Candice, and decided to fall down the last three steps.
I did everything I could to protect Candice, including pulling her away from the side I was obviously going to land on. [...]
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