Jason and I were at a nice, candle-lit restaurant enjoying the quiet and the food – in that order. When all of the sudden I heard this loud clang, clang, clang. It sounded like it came from underneath our own table. I looked up at Jason, who sat there eating normally, and then I looked… [continue reading]
Go Big Red Party 2010
My husband and I met in Nebraska through connections at the University of Nebraska, so we are big Husker fans! One of our first dates was to a Husker game. We have such great memories of our time there. We want to grow little Husker fans as well. So today for the first televised game… [continue reading]
What Goes Around Comes Around
Several years ago when our oldest was a baby, Jason purchased about fifty dollars’ worth of shirts and jeans and took them home to try on since Sam’s Club does not have dressing rooms. The next morning we got in the car to return most of them to get our money back. When we arrived… [continue reading]
Frustraded
From the back seat of the van my then five-year-old kept shouting, “Mama?” I kept answering, “Yes?” over and over. Significantly frustrated (that’s a nice respectable sounding word) I said, “Baby, don’t say ‘mama’ anymore!” There was a short pause, and then I heard a meek, “Esther?” A real mom would probably not have died… [continue reading]
Boarding School
I was talking about my boarding school experience, and I didn’t realize that my children were paying any attention. My first-grader piped up and asked if she could go to boarding school. Although I had been talking about some the fun things I did there, I didn’t want her to get too excited about it. … [continue reading]
Achy Breaky Heart
This pitiful thing is an animated western cow with lights and music that I found on sale at Walmart right before Valentine’s Day. I think it was about two dollars and fifty cents. I thought my kids would have fun with it. It plays “Achy Breaky Heart” which I knew would get annoying fast, but… [continue reading]
Potty Training Treat
A friend of mine realized she was missing her yellow food coloring. That seemed odd. All the other colors were there. After inquiring among her children, the truth came out. Her six-year-old boy had taken it and for several days had been squirting it in the toilet to make the family think uh, you know…that… [continue reading]
My Little Laborer
I had my six-year-old sweep the floor for me a few days ago. The next morning she put her hand on her hip and pointing to the grass that was tracked in said, “What happened here? We just cleaned up this place!” Funny how you see things differently when you’re the one that did the… [continue reading]
Tornadoes Today
It’s been pouring rain today, but I’ve been immersed in homeschooling and really didn’t give it much thought. However I ran to turn on the TV when I heard that several tornadoes touched down in and around downtown Dallas where Jason works. I waited nervously for him to get home for he once again has… [continue reading]
Knock, Knock, Knock
While my niece, Ashley, was visiting, she helped us a lot with the kiddos. One night she watched as my two middle girls played with their four year old cousin. Evidently the cousin was locking the girls out of their rooms. My girls finally came to Ashley for help. Ashley told them to try knocking…. [continue reading]