Yesterday was a day that will we will probably not ever forget. It was a day of historic rainfall, with…
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Enjoy Every Moment of Motherhood…I Don’t Think So!!
I have five kids. They are relatively close in age, with a mere ten years between first and last. When…
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My Kids are NOT Happy About Helping at Home, and Why That is OK
Summertime gets hot around these parts. Like fry an egg on the sidewalk kind of hot. With that kind of…
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Oh What Do You Do in the Summertime? (Teach Life Skills to Your Kids)
Is anybody else excited for summer? It is hard to believe that there are only a few more days left…
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The Parable of the Strawberry Jam
I love spring. It is my favorite season. It might be because of the warmer weather – I HATE being…
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A Boy, a Phone, and a Hilarious Misunderstanding
I find it a little ironic that, in this age of technology, the home phone can be so intimidating to…
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Surviving “I Hate You, Mom” and Other Dramatic Things Kids Say
It was the Spring of 2005. I was seven months pregnant with my fourth child. My husband was in his…
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