To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a … Continue reading A Time to Rest
There is a phenomenon. A possessing of children in households everywhere. You may be tempted to give in. It seems harmless at first. It may even seem educational, a great science project or sensory experiment. You would be wrong. I’m here to warn you before you make the same mistake I did. The harmless will … Continue reading The Dark Side of Slime
"You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance." — Franklin P. Jones, American humorist There are two things in life that I am utterly devoted to. My God and my family. My children are wonderful! They bring such creativity and joy to my life, all while driving me to … Continue reading For the Love of Socks
Dilemma. A situation in which a difficult choice is made between two undesirable alternatives. I face a dilemma every single week. Sometimes multiple times. I have a feeling that you do too. Do I really need to clean the bathrooms? The struggle is real. If I don’t clean them, they become dirty, disgusting, germ-infested rooms … Continue reading Toilets and Tools
Kids say and do the funniest things. Like the time I found 15 containers of cedar leaves in the fridge, stockpiled for the winter, to make sure our family wouldn’t die of scurvy. Thoughtful of them. Every now and then, however, something comes out of their tiny mouths so profound that you’re still thinking about … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Be Cute
Let me tell you a little more about my middle child, A. She loves to cook. And oh how she loves to bake. This little chicky has been baking muffins from memory since she was 4 years old. Banana muffins. Hands down the absolute favorite in our house. My sweetest memories of her are blond … Continue reading Blonde Curls and Banana Peels
Seriously. It’s not funny anymore. Why are we blowing snow out of the driveway in the middle of April? We should be picking tulips, not making snowmen. Remember when I told you that the dreamer took the snow tires off? I’m not the only one. This weather is not normal. Please, please tell me this … Continue reading Always Winter but Never Christmas
I have a secret about the dreamer. Would you like to know it? As much as he would love to spend his days creating art, fishing and dreaming, he has a job. One that gives us a pay cheque that we use to take care of those pesky bills. I know, boring. By day he’s … Continue reading The Dreamer and the Dishwasher
These three. They are my greatest experiment. What will work? What won’t? What can I teach them? What will they teach me? They are undefined variables. Each new day is an opportunity to love, cherish and model the skills they will need to continue the experiment themselves. They also create laundry, so much laundry. The … Continue reading My Greatest Experiment
"You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralizing invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated." -Rosalind Franklin (25 July 1920 - 16 April 1958) This … Continue reading The Experiment Begins
The Science of My Life 