Most people I have talked to find it amazing that my kids do their own laundry. I figure if my four year old can put his clothes on and take them off by himself then why can’t he put them in the washing machine too?
Both of my boys push and pull their laundry basket into the laundry room once [...]
Recently it has come to my attention that my boys can dirty up a toilet faster than you can say “Hit or Sit!” It takes me twice as long to clean the toilet as it does for them to mess it up. But that’s all about to change.
The other day I armed myself with toilet [...]
Have you ever wondered how or why you were ever entrusted with one of Gods children? Have you ever caught yourself saying “what was He thinking”? Have you ever wondered why God sent you the children He did? Have you ever wondered what you did to deserve them, in both good ways and bad?
Well, I’ve learned [...]
Wow! I had such a huge response about our time out sheet that I thought I’d post it here for everyone. Feel free to tweak it to fit your families needs and the ages of your kids. I originally got the idea from pecentral.com where they talk about time out with purpose. Crystal Coffman who teaches [...]
What home with little kids wouldn’t be complete without a “time out spot”?
My four year old is all too familiar with our time out spot. I pretty sure he’s worn an indention in the floor where he sits to think about his choices that led him there. With my seven year old the time out spot became a [...]
It’s funny that I really didn’t consider myself a ”true mother” the instant that my first baby was born. I guess what I considered a “true mother” to be was, not just the mother of a child, but a mother who does some of those weird mom things that your own mother did that you swore you’d never do. Like show up to [...]
On October 31st I stuffed my baby girl into a hand-me-down teddybear costume, tracked down red hair ribbon for my daughter, stuck pipe cleaners in her hair, fed my family pizza, and then safety pinned my sons into ghost costumes. All this taking at least an hour-and-a-half. Not to mention the time and effort it took me and my friend to make [...]
Picture this . . . It’s a typical Oregon rainy day and two moms walk out of the grocery store at the same time with their carts full of groceries and each with two kids in tow. The first mom reaches in her purse and pulls out her keys, opens the front door and pushes [...]