Momma Remedy Monday {take 3}

I don't know what was happening here... but I'm sure someone had a sly smile while it happened. hot summer afternoon full of lego playing threw them out of the house to wash the car at 8:30 am. Do you think I could get away with this every morning? This is Emelie's "Emelie and Jonathan surrender flag" to be used at the end of arguments. Someday I might just hire...

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7 Quick Takes (vol. 2)

--1-- It's really hot. I know you know this, but it really IS hot. I remember complaining last summer to my husband about the kids being bored in the summertime. He said, "You know, Mom used to kick us all out of the house in the summertime. We'd run around and get into trouble... but we were out of her hair." When it's 100 degrees outside, you just can't do that. If only I lived in Minnesota......

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Why "The Loveliest Hour"?

self portrait of Caryll Houselander A while back, I changed the name of my blog. For some reason, it became very important to me. I'm still not sure why... but I wanted the title to be more specific and meaningful than "greatgulde". At the time, I think I envisioned myself writing great commentaries on life and politics and religion and wanted it to be about more than just family. Now, I'm not so...

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Momma Remedy Monday {take 2}

Found Katherine rocking Colleen to sleep with her bunny and soccer ball. She was singing Jingle Bells to her. See the tiny pink egg down there? Some mommy bird made this nest inside Emelie's boot that was sitting on the porch. The next day the egg was gone. This is a photo I took and submitted to a Pioneer Woman contest with the theme of "Joy". It didn't win, but it did garner several...

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