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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Ricochet Days
Remember yesterday how I was talking about a plan for the day? Hehe. Plan. At 7:00 this morning, the orthodontist's office called and...
Apr 12, 20213 min read
The Plan
Most moms I know can understand this picture. That was this past weekend for me. It's most days, actually. Life constantly is teaching...
Apr 5, 20213 min read
Requiems and the Resurrection
Happy Resurrection Day! The pictures are from around our neighborhood today. Miss E has the prettiest daffodil patch I've ever seen, and...
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Driving Over the Dam Road
Spring Break has been a bit of a disappointment for Kal and Kara, at least that is the way it seems. We haven't gone to fabulous places. ...
Apr 1, 20212 min read
We Don't Draw Butts
I have these notebooks I started for my kids when they were babies. It's where I write down special or funny things they do, or...
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Am I Good Enough?
Today was definitely not a pretty parenting day. It was a day to try my soul like no other, starting from the starting gun of the alarm...
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Campfire-ing With Cousins
My sister, her husband, and their three children came late last night for a stay at our house for the next few nights during some family...
Mar 11, 20212 min read
How Much Cleanup Really Happens When Children Clean Up?
What does cleaning up the kitchen look like at your house? At my house, the picture is different depending on the time of day. If I...
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Productive Procrastination
I just read this blog post from my sister about the goodbyes that you never get to say as a mother: goodbye to one phase, hello to...
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Sometimes We Get It Right
I've been too lax in writing this week. I'm not sitting on my thumbs, though. Who has time for that? Every once in awhile in parenting,...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Own Your Own Mind
The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Gray Hair Souvenirs
I've never once colored my hair. Now I'm seeing, especially after a hard day of dealing with whatever blankety-blank came up, gray...
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Pens, Room Checks, and Running Interference
How many writing utensils does a lady nerd have on herself at any random moment? Seven. I had 7 writing utensils today in my bag. The...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Nesquik & Noise
This week has been a flurry of activity with all the business end of business needing to be completed before January 31. I've finished...
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Mr. Snowman Always Smiles
There's a hole in our house where the Christmas tree used to be. I don't mean it burned through the floor. It just feels empty there...
Jan 18, 20212 min read
Weeds & Church Games
Kara and I had a nice day yesterday delivering some furniture to one of my many sisters. The way to her house takes me by those signs...
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Heaps of Hot Lava
I saw a sight I hope never to see again. A lady in the grocery store parking lot was screaming at her kids. I only drove up on the scene...
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Does Anybody Else See the Empty Roll?
Random happenings at the Markses Castle, if you can call an 1800 square-foot home built in 1975 a castle. We love it here. Yes, Mom is...
Jan 11, 20212 min read
The Follow-Through Formula
How long does it take to get 5 minutes of quiet? Today was relatively short at only 20 minutes. The shorter occupants of our house all...
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Mr. Bunny For Congress; Plus Backup Moms
Some days, I think our bunny has more sense than some people. We're planning to have him run for Congress when the term comes up. Even...
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