"Mom, You're Old" and Other Fun Parenting Times
My Saturday morning was chaotic. I did a little work from home while drinking coffee as it slowly morphed from hot and refreshing to...
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Aug 1, 20212 min read
Mom's Helpful, Frequent Reminders
Wet towels greeted me this morning. Rather, the sight and smell of them greeted me. Towels can't very well speak. "Hang up your wet...
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...
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 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 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 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 20, 20212 min read
Bunnies Calm Us Down After a Scare
You never know what the excitement of the day will be. For us, it was a bomb threat at my kids' school, not just one of the buildings in...
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 13, 20212 min read
Family Logistics
After having children, I've come to see that, 1 or 20 kids, child-rearing will take all your time. I grew up in a large family, large...
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...
Jan 6, 20212 min read
An Allergic Reaction to Math; Plus Sad Local News
Any other parents deal with a child hyperventilating over math? I do. The child in this incident had to be calmed down with a paper...
Jan 5, 20212 min read
Blue Bunny & The I've-Had-Enough Phase
We found out big news today about Ginger Snap the bunny: she is actually a he. His vet visit today confirmed that. Bunnies are just so...
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