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As I sit here typing, 4 boys are sprawled about the room engrossed in a silly show on the television.  They’re not paying attention to the tapping on the keyboard or the fact that I keep staring at them over the laptop.
I love watching them when they don’t know I’m looking.  Their expressions as they […]

Holidays are always a good time for personal reflection. This Thanksgiving was no exception. As I was constructing dinner in the kitchen, coddling our roast turkey, I thought of my life and what has happened over the past years.
When I thought of my time, my achievements, my activities, I realized that life had changed […]

I always laugh when I see that on a piece of paper in the middle of a manual or a set of instructions. I sneer at the designer who couldn’t figure out how to make the number of pages line up. I disparage the consumers of the manual who can’t tell that a page is […]

Every morning that I need to get my daughters out of the house seems to turn into what I call Morning Madness. A friend of mine posts on her blog about this topic all of the time and I always laugh out loud as I can relate. Why is it so difficult to get children […]

I took TechnoBoy and The Mercenary for their very first sports physical today. At the tender age of 10, they’ll be starting football practice in a few weeks. I have to say, the whole thing is a little unnerving. I didn’t start any formal sports until I was in the 7th grade. […]

We’re scheduled to finish our lessons in two weeks, and then summer vacation will commence. I do have some academic plans for the summer months, but they’re very light-weight and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes after breakfast. If we keep fresh on all they’ve learned then my hope is that next […]