This evening the 6 year old was talking to me about the swim test she’ll be taking at the conclusion of her swimming lessons later this week. “Where do you think we’ll have to do the swim test?” she asked me with some concern in her voice. “Oh, probably in the same pool where...
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Funny Kids
So great is her confidence in her swim instructor
busy?
In 12 minutes a lady is supposed to be here to help me pick out tile and vinyl for our new (old, flooded) bathroom, so I can’t talk long. Hoping to find some nice new flooring which hopefully we will get to enjoy for a good long time. We are also expecting the bid...
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Change of pace
Watch this video from a homeschool dad.
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Sentences you never thought you’d use
“Please don’t wash the chair by licking it!” (Spoken to my 6 year old who had been given a washcloth and assigned chair-washing.) When asked why she’d chosen to use her tongue for this task, she replied: “Because I thought I saw a lump on it.” Your turn: what was the craziest sentence to...
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When you’re 10
This morning I was driving to an appointment with my 10 year old son. I was off in a world of my own, awash in dozens of details of wedding planning and book writing and the logistics of getting 4 different kids to two different drama rehearsals all week long. After 10 minutes of...
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In the Olden Days
6 yr old daughter: Mom, did you have a computer when you were a kid? 41 yr old me: No 6 yr old (surprised): Why not? 41 (thinking, let’s see, late 70′s, early 80′s?): Hardly anybody had one back then. They were too expensive. 6 yr old (puzzled): Well, then how did you email...
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Maybe a shoehorn?
The other evening we were talking about Ben joining our family, and how the kids were going to have a new big brother. Our 13 year old daughter was sighing over Ben’s habit of teasing her — typical big brother, eh? — though her smile gave away the fact that she doesn’t mind the...
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I don’t know how Spiderman got in there
I got this video of my just-turned 4 year old reciting Matthew 2:1-12. She doesn’t have it down pat yet– as you’ll see I had to give her quite a few prompts. I am guessing it will take her a couple more weeks to master it. But she was so cute that I just...
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Decidedly NOT a turkey
She found this sticker on the newspaper and was sure it belonged on her shirt.
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From my 6 year old
“Mom, this is why I really don’t want to live in the wild. There are mooses out there and they MAY get in the house.”
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