Now that I have been putting so many of my memories to writing, I sometimes get the feeling that people are expecting me to be funny. I really appreciate humor and wit. I look for them, and I laugh a lot–hence the name Laugh With Us Blog. In a crowd, however, I am not usually… [continue reading]
Puzzle Time
My six-year-old daughter Joy wanted to know if she could do the 100 piece puzzle during her quiet time. She really likes things like puzzles and legos, so I got it for her. This is the daughter that used to take a screw out of her crib every morning when she was a baby! I… [continue reading]
Apples, Apple Pies, and yet Another Embarrassing Moment
For a holiday when I was in college a friend invited a few of us to her grandparents’ to spend the weekend. I was sitting at the table in the kitchen visiting with the grandmother. She mentioned that they were enjoying the apples from their tree in the back yard. Well, I pulled out my… [continue reading]
A Funny Dream and A Life Lesson
I dreamed last night that one of the mothers at the Classical Conversations Community, where I tutor, was very upset because I was talking to the crayons. (Stranger things have happened . . . right?) She thought it was evil that the crayons talked back and was complaining about me. In my dream I told her… [continue reading]
Big 12 Championship Game 2010
This is at the entrance of the stadium! What an exciting day! It has been years since we were last at a Husker game and neither my husband nor I had ever been to a Championship game. Jason’s parents drove down from Nebraska and went with us. I have also been dying to see the… [continue reading]
Diaper in the Wash
I opened the washing machine, ready to take the clean clothes out and put them in the dryer. The sight that met my eyes made me groan. I had once again put a diaper through the wash cycle. This is no cloth diaper, mind you, but one of the wonderful disposable inventions. Well, it’s wonderful… [continue reading]
Thanksgiving and Homeschooling
At Thanksgiving dinner we were going around the table saying what we were thankful for. The kids said things like “family,” “everything,” “food”–the usual. Having lost our fifth child recently at twelve weeks, I said that I was especially thankful for the children the Lord has given me. Then it was Jason’s turn. He smiled… [continue reading]
Storytelling at the Dinner Table
Family meals are a big part of our days. It can be challenging, however, to keep the kids engaged, yet not causing trouble. I try to do things like make special theme dinners as often as I can. I want our time together to be memorable. One thing that we do over lunch time when… [continue reading]
Tooting and Tutoring
I was tutoring my class of nine and ten year olds at the Classical Conversations Community (For an explanation of what this is click here.), and it was time for the lesson on the Tin Whistle. I was at first very intimidated at the idea of teaching this, but quickly found that the instructions were… [continue reading]
A Christmas Story Sure to Make You Laugh
Joy’s Christmas Concert We arrived at the girls’ school Christmas concert last year the required half hour early and found a good seat near the front. As I chatted with the mom in front of me, I mentioned that I hoped Joy (five years old at the time) would do okay because it is really… [continue reading]