Category Archives: Family Life

I had been getting up at 5:30am and walking 2.25 miles with my mom and some other women every weekday. When I went to Portland it threw me off – and I’ve been struggling to get back to it ever since. Tuesday morning I needed that precious time to try and catch up. Wednesday morning I walked with my mom – but we probably only did 1.25 miles cause I was wimping out. Thursday had that horrible headache (darn sinus’). Today I get up, get dressed, go over there and her house is all dark. 🙁 I waited 5 min and then gave up. I thought maybe I’d turn on my computer and there would be something to do for TOS – nope.

Now what? I’ve got a busy day later today – but right now I’m sitting here waiting for the day to start! Maybe I’ll go wake everyone up! lol Mean mommy!!

Oh, I’m so grumpy this morning! I’ve yelled at just about everyone in the house – no one is listening to me anyway. Everywhere I look there is a mess and I don’t want to clean it! I give them chores- do they do them? No I offer them incentives – no deal. So, I guess now I’m threatening to take away priviledges – which makes for such a happy house! Maybe I just need to go back to bed and start over!
Grrrrrrrrrrr……..

You all know I work for a Homeschool Magazine, right? If not be sure to check out The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s website. Anyway, the Editor and the Publisher are sisters – Gena & Jen – and they crack me up! Today is a great day to check out their blogs!

Start at Jen’s blog and then click on the banner Gena stuck on Jen’s blog to her own blog — and then wait about 1 min for a good laugh and a quick return to Jen’s blog! You’ll love it! Fun way to start the week!

I just got home from two days at my sister and brother-in-law’s house watching my nephew (8) and my niece (6). Tomorrow DH, J1 & J2 are all headed to the local Renaissance Faire – DH plays Humphrey Gray, the village’s schoolmaster and the boys play his pupils. He actually teaches a couple of times to expose the visitors to what a school experience might be back then.

Tomorrow night I will be headed to the HeartChange “Stretch” workshop. Alumni are encouraged to come attend and help celebrate. My sister and my MIL are both attending – I can’t wait to hear what they think of the experience!! 🙂

And, then Sunday we are headed back to our new church – we will be talking to the deacons after church about membership. And, we are both looking forward to the next Sunday School class – we are attending a class on “Understanding the Catholic Church”. This week will be the first of two on Church history.

Well, DH’s homeschool astronomy class starts in a bit, I’d better get the kitchen cleaned up – ah, it’s good to be home! 🙂

Here is a post by a mom who’s walked my path. I definitely appreciate what she has to say here!

She ends her post with this paragraph-and it’s my wish too (emphasis mine):

I used to be harsh and critical of parents who couldn’t seem to control their kids. That was before God humbled me. Please, please have grace for struggling families. None of us can really know what is going on behind the behaviors we see. The method that produced wonderful children for one of us may prove disasterous in another family. There is no formula. Instead of assuming, pray; smile and give a listening ear. There is a handful of people in my life who have done that for me, and they are cherished.