I woke at three AM this morning to words that make every parent want to hide their head under their pillow. “Mommy, I got sick on my bed.” I got up, changed the sheets and got her settled back in bed with a bucket close by. She was sick again a few more times before [...]

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Is there anything that says autumn like a pumpkin? Aaron’s parents brought out some pumpkins for the kiddos yesterday. Munchkin LOVES pumpkins! She agreed to let me cook one of them so that we could make a pie. I found a recipe for a Pumpkin Maple Pie that just looked too good to pass up! [...]

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Outside my window… the German Shepherd is enjoying a nice fall day. I am thinking… about what to munch while I wait for lunch to finish. I am thankful for… a nice bookshelf for all of my cookbooks. From the learning rooms… I love the days that we have music class! From the kitchen… Baked [...]

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I am obsessed with knitting. I’m sure that my friends and family would tell you that. I can’t really disagree. I do love to knit, and if I’m sitting down, you will usually find needles and yarn in my hands. In an ideal world my yarn budget would be a little more… robust. Since I [...]

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Today was our first day of lessons. The kids did really well, and due to their young ages, we kept the lessons short. We started reading a chapter a day of the book Little Pilgrim’s Progress. It’s a truly wonderful story, and this adaptation of John Bunyan’s classic is quite readable for young children. I [...]

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There is a four minute video that will be shown in schools across America tomorrow. Take a moment to watch it here. Some of it sounds rather nice, some rather dubious, and some downright evil. At the end we are all encouraged to make a pledge of some sort. I reflected on this, and decided [...]

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