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  • Playing "Little House"

    We played Little House in the Big Woods twice this week.

    Wednesday was unintentional. We had a blizzard and were looking forward to snuggling up and maybe baking when the power went out for the day. We lit candles and cooked on the grill and warmed up by the [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 3:51pm EST

  • Snow Day


    This smattering of snow is just a warm-up (hee, hee) for the big storm they're predicting for tomorrow night. When you're a kid though, you're thrilled with any bit of snow!
    The girls, too excited to' [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 3:02pm EST

  • Daybook 7 Dec 09



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    Outside my window... Heap big snow--and more to come tomorrow night

    I am thinking... about how fun being around my husband is now. Oh I've missed him so.

    I am' [...]

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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:36pm EST

  • Today


    As of today, we are almost done with harvest. Only 36 rows of corn to do, which may take an hour and a half. What a relief! This has been the most stressful harvest in all my years as a farm wife. All seven of [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:24am EST

  • Big news! and some other stuff

    I think the boy is weaned! He didn't nurse at all Sunday, twice Monday, not at all yesterday, or today. He asks still, but he shakes his head while he does so, knowing what the answer will be.
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    I am off the Diet Dew! I had to not drink' [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:16pm EST

  • Thanksgiving

    This Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for.

    I made my first turkey!
    Of course, I got a lot of grief from my dad because, even though I searched high and low, and even went so far as [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:44pm EST

  • Braid Crazy

    We have been having the best time with this book. The girls go through it and choose a 'do. They have exceptionally fine hair, but we have managed to pull off some utter cuteness. If you have girls with actual hair, I highly recommend it.

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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:57pm EST

  • Daybook--23 November




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    Outside my window... Brrr! No more running down to the mailbox without a coat!

    I am thinking...I need to tighten Brielle's stake. She is so freakin' independent, and' [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:59pm EST

  • Just in time for Christmas...toy review

    Back in July, a toy website called ebeanstalk contacted me about reviewing a toy for them. It was perfect timing as we have plenty of July and August birthdays to choose from! Ebeanstalk has a group of child experts who select wonderful learning toys, for kids of all [...]

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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:02pm EST

  • About books

    April 09

    **I like books. I like books about knitting. I like books about sewing. Oddly enough, I am not really a good knitter or sewer. But I have been enjoying reading about it and pretending I might someday be.

    My mom asks, [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:48am EST

  • Dinner

    Last night I got ambitious and made absolutely delicious twice baked potatoes. They were half white potato and half sweet potato, with just the right proportions of creamy homemade yogurt, butter, and ranch dip topped with sharp cheddar cheese and bacon.

    Aviana. Took a couple bites. Aviana. Did not [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:43am EST

  • Daybook--16 November


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    Outside my window... chilly, rainy, overcast

    I am thinking... gotta make thank you cards...gotta get the laundry put away...gotta get some books mailed out for Paperback Book Swap...gotta [...]

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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:36am EST

  • And then...

    I got sick. Very very sick.

    Today I left my house for the first time in a week! A week, people! I spent all seven days in a prone position too, except when I was kneeling at the porcelain throne. Not fun.

    I'm feeling back to normal--well, my' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:51pm EST

  • Lately--

    I was trying to tame one of our garage kitties today--after I rescued her from the Jaws of Death (Belle, the giddy yellow Lab, who thinks said kitty is a toy) and she bit me. My finger is so swollen I can hardly type with it.

    The next time [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:02pm EST

  • Not My Grandma


    Mother's Day which was also Grandma's 86th birthday
    Gigi, Ella, Tía
    Amelia, me, Grandma
    Aviana, Brielle, Cora
    only woman in our family not pictured, my lovely aunt Barb
    Not My Grandma!

    Some grandmas sit and stare out the window
    hoping forlornly for some [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:28pm EDT

  • Daybook --26 October


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    Outside my window... dark--I am writing this at one in the morning. Last I checked it was chilly and raining. Again.

    I am thinking... how I'd really like to trade lives' [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 1:46am EDT

  • Motherhood is not good for my self-esteem


    Aviana: You know why I'm just sitting here not doing anything?
    Me: Why?
    Aviana: I'm practicing to be a mama.

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    Aviana: Mama, what's plump?
    Me: It means just a little fat.
    Aviana: Oh, like you?
    ********************************************************
    Aviana and Brielle were arguing whether or' [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 5:29pm EDT

  • Daybook 19 October

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    Outside my window... beautiful sunny warmish--THIS is what fall should be like

    I am thinking... how well behaved my three year old is when I stake her.

    I am thankful [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 3:50pm EDT

  • How Sad

    View more news videos at: [www.nbcwashington.com].

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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 3:12pm EDT

  • Not enough

    Like my farm fresh cup? You know you're jealous.

    There is not enough caffeine in this world for today.

    I tell ya.

    Kevin worked until almost ten last night, but when he got in, he was so jazzed about all the work' [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 3:12pm EDT

  • Farm Funnies

    I'm the self appointed comedic relief. I'll call down to the care center where my mom and my aunt are keeping vigil by my grandma's side a couple times a day with gems like these:

    Husband: These socks hurt my feet!Me: What?
    Husband: These' [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 10:18pm EDT

  • Daybook October 12



    Outside my window... dreary grey chilly

    I am thinking... grieving makes me bake

    I am thankful for... KNOWING what happens after death

    I am wearing... broken in Gap jeans, a favorite long sleeved tee with my MOPS fleece over it

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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 7:56pm EDT

  • A day


    It's funny--I was posting on a forum about my day. My day can be summed up in about 5 sentences. Maybe less, maybe more, depending on who I'm talking to and how well they listen.

    Started the day practically head ache free, and if [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 9:18pm EDT

  • Daybook





    FOR TODAY...5 October 2009

    Outside my window... dark, but it was a beautiful day! I can' t seem to get on the 'puter during the day any more.

    I am thinking...rats--the hubs just came home; no more hogging the 'puter,' [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 10:53pm EDT

  • Sunday

    Church--good. It's been a month! I was sick last week and the previous two weeks I was working in the toddler room. I miss corporate worship!

    Brunch--good. We are cutting back--we had been ordering pizza every Friday night. Now it's frozen. We had been going out to a local [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 2:56pm EDT

  • What's up?

    I have had a case of the blogging blahs. I think I like to do too many things. And blogging doesn't lend itself well to sharing. And with a limited, v.e.r.y limited amount of 'free' time, I just can't do everything I like to do. I can't knit and blog.' [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:51pm EDT

  • A Beautiful Song for Mamas



    From the songstress: This is a song I wrote for my two precious daughters, Lucia and Pearl. We sing it a lot around the house! It is the first song I have completed toward an independent album I am working on. You can keep updated on my facebook [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 9:17pm EDT

  • With Certainty

    There are not too many certainties in this world. Today however, I have discovered several of them.

    If there is a wet of muddy place any where to be found, the baby will sit in it, especially if you've just put him in clean pants.

    If you're thinking [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 8:09pm EDT

  • FOR TODAY...


    FOR TODAY...

    Outside my window... dark, but it was a beautiful day! I can' t seem to get on the 'puter during the day any more.

    I am thinking...of how smug I feel about how productive and joy-filled I was today, and I [...]

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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 8:51pm EDT

  • A Tour of Iowa

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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 10:52pm EDT

  • September through the years.

    First day and some other September pictures for good measure.

    September 2009
    First day of MOMS group
    AGGH--it's too sunny Mama!


    Still too sunny, and the baby is in no mood to play along


    Well, at least' [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 4:06pm EDT

  • Sleep. Anyone? Anyone?


    I thought our little son was the best sleeper. I thought. Compared to his sisters, it's actually true. Sleep has always been a struggle at our house when our children are babies and toddlers. My very first blog post was about sleep, and I' [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

  • Daybook--14 Sept


    FOR TODAY...

    Outside my window... dark, but it was a beautiful day! I can' t seem to get on the 'puter during the day any more

    I am thinking...of all the things I need to get done in the next hour while I'm' [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 8:58pm EDT

  • Craftiness

    Clay sculptures by Brielle.

    Magnetic Paper Dolls by Aviana
    Dancing bracelets by Cora and Aviana
    a train--completely independently--by Aviana (I don't know who drank all that Diet Mountain Dew for the wheels)
    [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 10:21am EDT

  • so little time

    I miss blogging. I miss MOPS. I miss free time. I miss scrapbooking. I miss facebooking. I miss doing my nails. I miss leisurely walks. I miss watching trashy tv. I miss reading. I miss lying around. I miss having a cat (but not the allergies or mess). I miss [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 8:43pm EDT

  • two minutes on the farm

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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 8:10pm EDT

  • Random Bits and Oddments

    Our To-do lists.Brielle's is rather artfully cut apart and taped together. Aviana's starts at the bottom and reads up. Cadrian's isn't pictured, but it read something like this: Play independently. Catch sight of Mama. Scream. Stop only when picked up and/or nursed. Fuss to get down. [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 10:22pm EDT

  • Sweet Baby C

    After several failed attempts...

    and false starts

    sweet baby C crossed the living room!
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:34pm EDT

  • Sweet Baby B




    You can see how much she's changed in the last year, by seeing last year's interview here. [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:27pm EDT

  • Sweet Baby A

    Interview with Aviana

    To see how much she's changed, you can see last year's interview here.

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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 10:53am EDT

  • Daybook


    My Daybook ~31 August

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    Outside My Window ... dark--it's getting darker earlier and earlier. And it's chilly. Near record lows.
    ***

    I am thinking ... how much I missed the internet when it was down today--I NEED a little connection with [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:43pm EDT

  • farm funnies

    Cadrian crawled to the refrigerator, opened the door and helped himself to a carrot. He shut the door behind himself and crawled into me in the other room with a big grin on his face and handed me the carrot to cut up.
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    He is signing bye-bye, thank you, [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 12:23am EDT

  • Daybook


    My Daybook ~24 August

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    Outside My Window ... dark--it's getting darker earlier and earlier. And it's chilly. For our afternoon Mandatory Outdoor Fun, we had on jackets!
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    I am thinking ... about my Compassion children. I wish I could [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:24pm EDT

  • A Case of Mistaken Identity

    I see a girl, a young woman really. She tosses her auburn braid over her shoulder as she throws her shapely leg over her '50's style bicycle seat. Her knitted newsboy cap nearly blows off as she glides down the hill beneath amber maples. She giggles with glee and her' [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 3:43pm EDT

  • Prayer is a good thing.

    My cousin is very ill. His name is Tony. His wife is Samantha. Their son is Matthew. Daughter Lily. Baby in progress: 16 weeks.

    He has Valley Fever, which has led to a host of health issues and numerous surgeries and hospital stays. Most recently, he had surgery [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 8:25pm EDT

  • Abortion advocates insert language into health care reform bill

    I don't usually get too political in this blog, but this is more, much more, than just politics. The public is being misled.

    A stealth amendment to the Kennedy-HELP health care reform bill would require insurance companies to cover abortion, says James Lansberry, vice-president of Samaritan Ministries International.
    [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 5:07pm EDT

  • It's Official

    I have the Grouchiest Kid in the Metro Area. And possibly the state. Could be the country, but I kinda doubt it.
    We entered this picture in a Grouchiest Kid contest. And WON. I know you're not surprised!' [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 11:03pm EDT

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    My Daybook ~17 August

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    Outside My Window ... dark
    ***

    I am thinking ... I BETTER get a full night's sleep tonight, or someone is going to be CRANKY in the morning (and it probably won't be the darling little Man)
    ***

    I am thankful' [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 11:02pm EDT

  • Messies Anonymous and other steps to freedom

    I picked up a book at the library on Friday and God has used it to give me a huge breakthrough to walking closer to him in more freedom than ever.

    You see, I thought I was a Messie. According to Mrs. Felton, on a scale of [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 8:45pm EDT

  • Today

    Today, I slept in (once I pawned the baby off to Dada at sunrise).

    I had cake for breakfast.

    And a coffee.

    I was awestruck by God's handiwork above and below the ground. His attention to detail is breathtaking.

    Special thanks to Jon Flavel for [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 8:18pm EDT

  • Happy Birthday Baby B

    Aviana is off at "Cousin Camp" (more on that later), and Brielle and I have really enjoyed our two hour block in the morning when Cadrian is napping. Yesterday, we did some shaving cream fun. Some art. Some reading. Some snuggling. Truly appreciating each other.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 9:00pm EDT

  • Because it's funny every time

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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 9:00am EDT

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    My Daybook ~10 August

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    Outside My Window ... green green green
    ***

    I am thinking ... nothing coherent
    ***

    I am thankful ... my husband
    ***

    From the learning rooms ... Creation and messy crafts, including shaving [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 6:01pm EDT

  • Life with Littles.

    I'm still pondering this exchange.

    I went somewhere with all three children. I know, no big surprise there, I go a lot of places with all three children.

    We had a long day. Cadrian has been a feverish, fussy velcro baby all week. The girls were coming off' [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 9:40pm EDT

  • Laughter is a good thing.

    What with the baby having roseola, me being sick yesterday, the girls jabbering non-stop and completely disregarding quiet time as SACRED, and just the general melee, and it being gloomy, I really am glad someone on Facebook posted the link to this hilarious blog.

    cakewrecks

    So, maybe [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 5:42pm EDT

  • Birthdays Galore

    Saturday was my birthday--it was super fab (well, except that I was sick all morning with killer allergies) but other than that. We got over to my mom's as soon as we could--which with Kevin taking meandering detours to check out every country house that had a "For Sale" sign--took [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 2:15pm EDT

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    My Daybook ~3 August

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    Outside My Window ... gorgeous blue skies, stereotypical clouds, cool breeze, warm, absolutely perfect weather
    ***

    I am thinking ... how heavy a baby gets when you have to hold him aaaaaaaaaaalllllllll daaaaaaaaaay
    [...]

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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 6:33pm EDT

  • Oh...well...and...since

    Oh--we painted a dresser this morning. And by we, I mean the girls and I painted. It was a bit of a scramble there for a while, trying to make sure one was pushing the baby in the swing, and the other wasn't dripping too badly, the clumps of dog' [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 12:43am EDT

  • Isn't she adorable? ...


    Isn't she adorable? I have no idea what she is talking about; I can't hear her either. Nevertheless, she is just so stinkin' sweet, I can hardly stand it.

    And then she does stuff like this:



    This is our new map.' [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 2:02pm EDT

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    My Daybook ~27 July

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    Outside My Window ... gorgeous blue skies, stereotypical clouds, cool breeze, warm, absolutely perfect weather
    ***

    I am thinking ... how useless it is to clean up around here

    ***

    I am thankful ... [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 3:31pm EDT

  • Once upon a time

    there was an adorable little girl, and another little girl, and a little boy. They were so cute, their mama couldn't resist taking their picture. Or kissing them. Other people couldn't resist kissing them either. Or taking more [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2009, 4:39pm EDT

  • You are Free to Roam about the Country

    Or at least your back yard.

    Have you heard of this lady? That's Lenore Skenazy. She got "in trouble" a while back for letting her nine year old son ride the NYC subway by himself. You can watch a clip of the "much ado" [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 10:41pm EDT

  • 12 months--aka ONE YEAR



    My baby's a year now. I have mixed emotions. He's beautiful. I love this age. I love his snuggles and hugs. I'm thrilled he's developing normally and wonderfully. If he's our last--I'm not ready to be done with babyhood.

    He's zooming around on [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 9:02am EDT

  • The Farm Fresh Family and Too Much Birthday


    The cupcake was the most he's eaten in days. Poor little critter just isn't feeling too hot.

    The birthday girl; in time out; at her party.

    She's happy with her presents!
    [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 8:41pm EDT

  • Have you missed me?

    I've missed you! I hate it when real life gets in the way of my virtual life *smiles wryly*.

    So here's what I've been doing the past several days:

    Wed:: 6 kiddlets here
    Thurs:: the same 6 kiddlets here and also, a headache and a chiro appointment

    [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 3:32pm EDT

  • Mrs. Farmer's Busy Days

    Yesterday we met Dan Wardell (a hilarious and high energy storyteller from Iowa Public Television) at the library.
    Rumor has it he even wears his cape to Target when he's not working.

    Aviana loved his antics.

    Other people, not so [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 1:56pm EDT

  • My Day

    Up. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Nurse. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Sleep. Sort of. Nurse. Up. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Dishes. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Counters. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Floors. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Laundry. Sneeze. Sneeze. Wipe nose. Sneeze. Closets. Nurse. Scrap. Sneeze. [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 9:46pm EDT

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    My Daybook ~13 June

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    Outside My Window ... gorgeous blue skies, stereotypical clouds, cool breeze, warm, absolutely perfect weather
    ***

    I am thinking ... how very much one uses one's dominant index finger and that it's a bad idea to burn [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:06pm EDT

  • Week Recap

    Align Left
    I got totally motivated by this book. I went to Joann's with all three kids after swim lessons Monday for supplies, is just how motivated. It's a challenge to go anywhere with all three kids, solely because of the brain power [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 7:30am EDT

  • Watch your mouth.

    It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire.
    By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2009, 7:31am EDT

  • Baby Belly Laughs

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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

  • Happy Independence Day.


    Thanking God for my family and freedom.
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 9:07pm EDT

  • Pray For Kate McRae



    you can also join the Pray for Kate McRae group on Facebook.

    Please pray. [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 9:46pm EDT

  • In Real Life

    Today I met one of my bloggy friends in real life. Brittany is driving cross country with her brood We all met up at a park for what turned out to be several hours, a couple of toads, a letter box, some Trader Joe's oreos of which I was [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 8:53pm EDT

  • Special Delivery

    I love deliveries. I would totally crush on my delivery people if I weren't already happily married to the hottest guy EVER.

    Usually it's something for the farm. BOOOOOOORRR-ING.

    But lately, it's been fun stuff!! Like this light over my table. Isn't it super [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 3:55pm EDT

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    My Daybook ~29 June

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    Outside My Window ... gorgeous blue skies, puff ball clouds, cool breeze, absolutely perfect weather
    ***

    I am thinking ... of what I should do versus what I want to do with my evening

    ***

    [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 8:08pm EDT

  • Perfect is in your attitude.

    I was just thinking to myself "Today was a perfect day."

    And then I remembered how Brielle was playing in a bucket of water with her Sunday dress on, and got completely soaked. She asks me for permission to dance in the driveway, but 'forgets' to ask permission to [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 12:43am EDT

  • Grow baby grow.





    Come on now, it's not nice to tease a baby!
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 9:09am EDT

  • Maybe they didn't understand the question.

    After reading The Five Love Languages of Children, I thought, even though mine are so young, and even though the author said they probably don't have a specific one yet, I'll go ahead and try to figure out which love language is theirs.

    I asked Brielle, age 2. [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 9:54pm EDT

  • Me: on Mothering

    Well, it's 2:20 a.m. Yes. I was so exhausted, that after nursing Cadrian and putting him to bed at 7, (yes, seven) I lay down for a bit and woke up after 11. And now I'm still awake. Nice, huh?

    Seeings how it's the middle of the night, what' [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 3:18am EDT

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    My Daybook ~22 June

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    Outside My Window ... HOT. Bright blue skies. HOT. Bright green grass. HOT. Fluffy white clouds. HOT. A warm summer breeze. Did I mention HOT?
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    I am thinking ... I HATE conflict.

    ***

    I [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2009, 3:13pm EDT

  • Making the Best of It

    Ach. Yesterday's plans. In the evening, I had plans to have my MIL come over and babysit, and I would go to Kevin's band gig. Then Thursday she called to tell me she had accidentally made other plans. Even though I asked her a month ago, and left a reminder [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 10:23am EDT

  • Marriage by Uncle Phil

    You know how you sometimes get popcorn stuck between your teeth? And it's bugging you and bugging you and you can't get it out? And you really like popcorn and just because you get a kernel stuck between your teeth doesn't mean you like it any less or that you'll' [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 2:58pm EDT

  • Oh I'm sorry,

    Did you think you moved the strawberries out of his reach? Silly Mama.



    [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 9:21pm EDT

  • My ...


    My Daybook ~15 June

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    Outside My Window ... Breezy, cloudy warmish
    ***

    I am thinking ... of the million and one ways I could/should spend these two precious hours of my day known as "Quiet time"

    ***

    I [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 2:15pm EDT

  • Today in 1838, the Iowa Territory was ...

    Today in 1838, the Iowa Territory was organized.

    And today in 2009, I had to practically suture my baby girl.

    She cut her toe. She cut herself on a magnet/marker board that had mysteriously come out of its frame. It was fairly deep, and awfully bloody but I [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2009, 9:11pm EDT

  • Did you say you wanted some pictures?

    Oh you did? Then it's your lucky day...









    [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

  • My Daybook ~8 ...

    My Daybook ~8 June

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    Outside My Window ... The sun is making its way down to the horizon; incredibly breezy and cloudless

    ***

    I am thinking ... if I hear one more peep from the girls' room, they'll be in big [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2009, 9:06pm EDT

  • Fasting

    So, Fasting, huh? What is that? Just this year I am learning more about this spiritual discipline. My only experience with fasting: At the beginning of this year, as part of the Bible study I was doing, I did a modified Daniel fast, where I ate only food God made--and [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2009, 9:47pm EDT

  • No More Whining!

    I just finished reading Don't Make Me Count to Three! by Ginger Plowman. I was nosing around on her website and found she has a no more whining kit. Good idea.

    Her plan is pretty much this:
    1-Tell your child you love them too much to speak like' [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 2:56pm EDT

  • Mama's Daybook



    For more daybooks, and to join the fun, click on the image above...
    My Daybook ~1 June

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    Outside My Window ... rainy, windy, dark--a perfect morning for sleeping in, and then cuddling up in bed longer

    ***

    I am [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 10:35pm EDT

  • Farm Fresh Feeding

    Brielle age 2 1/2: How does the mama cow hold her baby in her lap to nurse?

    When the whole udder, eating standing up concept is explained and demonstrated, she muses.

    "Mama cows keep milk in their bummies. We keep peepee and poopoo in" [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 10:18pm EDT

  • The Best Age




    33 is the best age. Two matching numbers. Lots of experience. Mature, still able to be silly. Learning style and how to dress with aplomb. Has shapely legs to make up for the well nursed bosom. Thoughtful, understanding, and well-intentioned. Figuring out this [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2009, 8:47pm EDT

  • Comments

    I've disabled comments.

    I have disappointed myself over the last couple of years. I started this blog for a few reasons. One, a record of my life, for myself and for my children. Two, a cheap therapy session--journaling is good for the soul. Three, family and friends from afar' [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2009, 8:45pm EDT

  • Should you let the government parent your kids?



    Mike Huckabee and Mike Ferris discuss "The U.N. Convention for the Rights of the Child (CRC)"

    *Under this treaty, your 13 year old child could sue you for grounding her, or via the court force you to not take him to church "so much".

    *Reasonable spanking [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 4:02pm EDT

  • Parenting

    Quote from an article in Parenting magazine: The "no" thing backfired when Renny insisted on bringing her doll-baby into preschool. "No!" I said with smug confidence. She started shrieking. I handed her the doll.

    Does anyone else see something wrong with this? This isn't parenting. At least not good' [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2009, 11:13pm EDT

  • In My Arms

    In My Arms--by Plumb
    (she kind of reminds me of Tori Amos, who I used to just love, hers was the first CD I EVER bought!)


    Your baby blues
    So full of wonder
    Your curlicues
    Your contagious smile
    And as I watch
    You start to grow up
    All [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 10:42pm EDT

  • Keepin' Busy

    Creating a community with my oldest. My favorite thing!

    Going on an outing with the family. My favorite thing!
    (I don't know that guy in the background by the way, he just wanted in the picture I guess)
    Cadrian winning Iowa State football tickets in' [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2009, 2:37pm EDT

  • Mother's Day

    Four Generations of Women: my mom Georgann AKA Gigi, my sister Leah AKA Tia, her daughter Ella, me, Grandma, Aviana, Brielle, and my other niece Cora



    We went to church. This simple statement doesn't even begin to sum up the craziness of' [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 8:56pm EDT

  • bits



    Aviana: Mama, toffee is rewwee bad for you.
    Me: I know it is.
    Aviana: Den why do you dwink it all the time?
    Me: I have no idea.

    ******************************************


    Brielle and her recent hijinx: Marker + couch. [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 8:57pm EDT
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