December 2009

Easy Visual Reminder for Sorting Similarly Sized Kids Clothes

If you have children that are the same gender that are in similarly sized clothes, you probably have had the problem that we have run into here from time to time.  There would be a shirt with some very non-specific size like “medium” or there would be a 8/10 sized shirt that ran either much [...]

If This Blog Post Was a Friends Episode

I love the show Friends.  It is probably one of my very favorite television shows.  One thing that always cracked me up about Friends is the way that they named their episodes.  Each episode’s name starts with “The One…” and then ends with a short description of something that happens in the episode.  Some examples [...]

And She Wasn’t Even Close to Being Six Years Old

Molly turned five this fall.  Even before her birthday, we were already agreeing on what we would buy her for her sixth birthday — the American Girl doll Felicity (whom she always is mistakenly calling Fill-a-CITY).  Molly has often been found telling complete strangers that she will be getting Felicity for her sixth birthday. While [...]

7 Quick Takes: December 18, 2009 (Volume 25)

~ 1 ~ Today I was so excited to finish up school with the kids before starting our Christmas Break.  The kids were excited too, but I think I might have been even more excited. The house was kind of messy, and so when we finished school I told them we all had to clean [...]

Fun Christmas Craft: Paint Stirring Stick Christmas Trees

At the beginning of December, we went to Home Depot for one of their kid workshops.  We were very bummed that instead of getting to make a small wagon (like for stuffed animals), they said they had run out of kits more than an hour before the workshop was ending.  I thought about just leaving, [...]

Homebaked Christmas Goodies (2009 Edition)

I have spent the last few days busily working away in the kitchen.  While it has been a lot of work (especially all of the clean up), I have enjoyed it because I was working on my annual goodies for CCD teachers, church staff, some of the people at Eric’s work (his boss, the employees [...]

Those Moments That Bring Life Into Sharp Focus

It’s easy to let life slip by us, isn’t it?  I know I’m guilty (too guilty) of finding time to play on Facebook or Twitter, but “forgetting” to do an activity that I told the kids I would do.  Or, I grumble when my Mom asks a favor while I think I am too busy [...]

The Art of Egg Arranging

Do you ever do something that makes perfect sense to you only to have someone else think that it’s odd?   I suppose I should have had a clue that my egg arranging was not necessarily the norm when I had to coach Eric about what pattern to use eggs in the carton.  You see, I’m [...]

7 Quick Takes: December 11, 2009 (Volume 24)

~ 1 ~ I have recently read about a lot of people doing more relaxed schooling during December (or some portion of December).  I thought this sounded like a great idea, and so we started doing just that this week.  Of course, with having had a busy week, it was an easy decision. While we [...]

Christmas Shopping for Siblings in The Mom Shop

  I have written about our Christmas “Mom Shop” before, but it seemed like the perfect time of year to talk about it again, especially since my kids are already saying at least a few times a week, “I can’t wait until we do the Mom shop again!”    One of the most vivid memories [...]

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