"I won! I won! I knew I would win! How did I win?" -- Charlotte, skipping around the house giving everyone high fives.

James and I have been playing a lot of the card game Dominion recently (https://www.amazon.com/Rio.../dp/B01LYLIS2U/ref=sr_1_1). Charlotte, wandering out of her bedroom one evening to see her parents savagely competing over land, ( Read more... )

Playtime for the nursery kids in the basement:
Nursery teacher: *starts playing children's songs*
Other teachers: *put in headphones*
Me: *quietly rocks out at desk to London Bridge*

Unexpected perks of being a mother:

I just balanced a 50-lb bag of flour on my hip with one arm while I popped the trunk with the other.

*flex*

This Nissan dealership is stylish and elegant. My 2004 Sentra, parked in a gleaming gray and white garage, looks a little awkward. She's getting her airbags replaced; the recall notices can finally relax ( Read more... )

I can't believe I signed up for four of these. A career as a devotional writer, I do not have. Nevertheless! I finished my second weekly encouragement letter this morning a full twelve hours before the deadline. W00t. It's not that bad, either -- or at least, I don't think it's that bad. I will probably change my mind once it's actually sent out ( Read more... )

You think you're so awesome, Odysseus, navigating between Scylla and Charybdis? I just taught a 4th grade class on David and Solomon and neither Bathsheba nor concubines came up ( Read more... )

"Tell me a story, Mama." Charlotte's wide, hopeful eyes stared up at me from the shopping cart. We were standing in the Target line, which is like standing in the Zed Haircut Line (think "One Fish, Two Fish"), only longer. "I want a story of three bad girls ( Read more... )

*about a month ago*
Healthcare.gov: Congratulations! Your children qualify for CHIP!
Me: *checking income guidelines* Actually, I don't think they do. We're a couple hundred over the limit. I'll just keep them on our insurance plan.
Healthcare.gov: No.
Me: What?
Healthcare.gov: They qualify for CHIP!
Me: They really don't . . .
Healthcare.gov: We've ( Read more... )

In a bold twist on an old classic, my children are currently arguing about which item is *not* theirs.

It's Haiku Day in James's class! He was brainstorming examples this morning. Here was my last-minute, dash-out-into-the-garage-to-share contribution:

Under white bushes
A red nose flickers softly --
Rudolph is sleeping.

^_^

( I get to sing for chapel again! *nostalgic* )