Boys Are Gross
Boys Are Gross! I know this sounds like a sexist, elementary school playground thing to say but, boys are gross! I have raised five boys and one girl and let me tell you, they are not the same. Maybe it’s just my girl and my boys. Maybe this generalization is unfounded. I will give you my first hand observations and let you decide. My girl is picky. She doesn’t like to try new foods and has actually made herself vomit over the texture of certain foods. We have had our food battles over...
Read MoreTeach Me
In our playroom, hang these words. My amazingly talented sister made them. They are a reminder to me of my primary job, to teach. Yes, I clean and cook and wash and wipe. Some days it seems that is all I do, but underlying everything, my job is to teach: to teach my children to obey, to listen, to respect; to teach them their ABC’s and 123’s; to teach them how to dance and sing and laugh; to teach them to clean up after themselves and say, “I’m sorry.”; to teach them the Word of God and...
Read MoreBaby Choices
Baby Choices: The most nonsensical idea I ever embraced as a mom was to give your baby choices. The fact that I bought into it at all, I blame on DIPS (Dumbness Induced by Pregnancy Syndrome), a syndrome that I still have to this day. The reason I know I still have it is because I continue to give my babies choices, even though I know it is absurd. I recall reading in a baby magazine this idea when my first born was a baby. You can tell that they are targeting sleep deprived, fuzzy brained...
Read MoreGood Intentions
Good Intentions My husband says that I am great at coming up with systems, but not great at implementing them. I hate to admit it, but he’s right. Being naturally creative, I love to come up with a plan to solve any problem. Storage systems, disciplinary systems, organizational systems, I love them all! However, I often lack the discipline to carry through on implementing them, rendering them useless. My intentions are good, but my focus or effort is lacking. I found this great map idea last...
Read MoreWhen Your Child is Sick
Natural Medicine at Home: For coughs: I have serious anxiety when my children start coughing, I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s true. My neurosis is partially due to my third child who would go from a cough to not breathing in less than an hour, due to his asthma, but I do still recognize that I have a problem. However, because of this anxiety I have loads of suggestions on how to naturally stop a cough or at least subdue it. Here they are: Have a vaporizer in your their room. Best money...
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