Archive for September, 2005
First Loaf of Bread
I baked my first loaf of bread tonight using the Beginner’s Bread recipe from Hillbilly Housewife. am so geeked, the recipe said not to feel bad if it didn’t turn out, her first loaf was a brick. Mine — was not! It was delicious, light with a flaky crust. I am itching to branch […]
Family/Rita Update
More news 9/26: I just heard from my Aunt Vonnie. Here’s what she said:
By the way. Scott told me tonight that they never even lost their power during the storm. Talk about the power of prayer and the All Mighty! They just have to wait for the Wallgreen stores to reopen […]Men!
Who else but a man can have a broken tooth with pain so bad he can’t stop moaning for more than 5 minutes at a time, but still doesn’t hurt enough that he doesn’t want to have sex?
What a Quote!
Modern culture tells us to “obey our thirst,” and the mantra rings stronger than the call to take up one’s cross.
Wow. That says a lot, doesn’t it? Go read the rest at Amy’s Humble Musings.PLEASE PRAY FOR MY COUSINS!
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I just got this e-mail from my mom’s sister, my cousin lives between Houston and Galveston and is basically trapped there. Please pray that he and his family can find a way out!
Tina, Scott, Andrew, Ashli and Erica are stranded in Clear Lake, south of Houston. No money to leave, and […]HONDA Fisked
No, not the cars, the FEDERAL homeschooling legislation being pushed by HSLDA. Yikes. I’m not a paranoid, conspiracy theory type of person, but if there are two things I’d rather not see in a sentence together it’s “federal legislation” and homeschooling. Please, just leave us alone. Now, HSLDA has done a […]
Random Thought
Do you think it’s coincidental or deliberate that the theme song for Disney’s Recess, a cartoon about the culture of children during public school recess, is so hauntingly similar to the theme song of Hogan’s Heroes, a sometimes-dark comedy about a rag-tag group of prisoners of war in a POW camp during WWII? I’m […]
Pictures I Found
I was going through some old floppy disks we had lying around, looking for Hubby’s old resume and came across a bunch of old pictures. Ya wanna see some funny stuff???!!!
1976 — For the Bicentennial, our town had different organizations paint the fire hydrants. The Girl Scouts painted this one, I think. Either that, or […]
Gratuitous Cuteness!
Aren’t they sweet?! And that was after losing. I think. We never know with their games, which is just the way it should be, at that age.
Haircuts!
My Dd5 has been begging me to call our hairdresser and set up an appointment to cut her hair. It’s almost to her bottom now and I’ve been trying to get her to cut it for Locks for Love, but she’s not convinced yet — and I really want her to do it from […]
Yes, It’s Worth the Trouble
Thicket Dweller from Today’s Lessons shares some of the hard moments in the day of a home educating mom — and some of the Oh-So-Wonderful moments that make all the chaos so worth it! Do you have any of your own to share?
Why Do We Homeschool?
So, here’s a different question. Well, the question isn’t that different, just the asker (askee?). I’ve read many different answers that people give to strangers and family to the question of why they homeschool. What I want to know is, what did you tell your children when you first got started? […]
Weird or What?
I wish it would just stay fall, OK? It was cooling off nicely, high’s in the mid-70’s, and then it had to go and get all 80’s this week! I was hoping for one month of no A/C, no heat on the electric/gas bill. So, today (like every day since September 1) […]
AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!
. . . to quote Charlie Brown.
I am exhausted (late night after church, Baby Boy up a lot in the night, just not sleeping well myself), PMS-ing, and Dr. Pepper deprived. I am not a happy person today. The girls hate our read-aloud for homeschooling, they think I hate them because […]Coming back down
OK, I’m coming back down a little now. I guess I should have read my sidebar before posting, here’s today’s verse of the day:
“ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. ” (Psalm 143:10)
Yep, level ground, that’s what I […]
