What’s Old with Stephanie?
Welcome to the early years of my blogs…180 blogs recovered from 2007 through 2013. Meet my kids in their newborn, toddler, elementary, and teens stages. And me practicing who I wanted to be when I grew up.
2007
-
My Librarian’s Husband (March 31, 2007)
Two or three times a month, the check-out desk of our local library is adorned with a splendid array of fresh flowers. Gorgeous flowers! One day I asked Mrs. G if she would teach a class on how to love one’s husband. After all, she’s been married for 25 years, she’s raised 3 children, and…
-
The Just-Say-No! Card (March 29, 2007)
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I got kicked in the rear end and it HURTS! How? To tell you the truth, I’m kicking myself. Want to know why? Alright, I’ll tell you. An opportunity presented itself to make a little extra dough, which sounded great for the upcoming homeschooling conference. And it’s doing what I love and…
-
This is a gift…not torture! (March 25, 2007)
Our church is reading through the bible in a year. I’m doing my best to keep up. I’m not beating myself up about the days I miss (Romans 8:1)…I’m just celebrating the days I hit. For a while there, in the early books of the old testament, we spent a lot of time reading about…
-
Science Museum & Plastic Surgery (March 23, 2007)
We had quite a wonderful day at the science museum yesterday. The littles learned a lot (had to make the alliterative sentence there, you know). We were there with an admired homeschool friend, G. She’s 18 and mine are 7 and under. So she’s a MAJOR hero in their world. Toward the end of our…
2008
-
Not Just Rocks Anymore (September 6, 2008)
The side of our house by the walkway has always been rock. Henry didn’t think there was enough soil there when we moved to successfully plant anything. This year, he decided that he wanted to give it a go. We had a good time planting. The boys did, too. S was the compost man. T…
-
My Problems (August 20, 2008)
There are some problems I face on a daily basis. How am I going to keep up with the laundry and ensure that the sofa isn’t covered with the ironing pile when my husband gets home? Should I just wash the dishes myself or continue training T on that task, while developing my patience? Should…
-
School Planning Has Begun (August 9, 2008)
The new-fangled homeschoolers (admittedly, I am one) have no idea about lesson planning. We think we can start two weeks before school and be ready to go. But that’s not the case! The brick-n-mortar educator heads back to school about a month before classes start to get the room clean, organized, and filled with anticipation…
-
3927.4 (July 12, 2008)
That’s the number of miles put on the car for this adventure. Praise God we’re home safely, with another child to boot! (nephew for the week) We’re about 85% unpacked. We’ll post the remaining days of the journey tomorrow and Monday. Good night.
2009
-
Ernie and the Banana (January 15, 2009)
My little G asked for a banana yesterday. I gave it to him and offered to peel it. He was angry and said, “Uh-uh,” and took the banana. Whatever. Does anyone remember the Sesame Street clip where Ernie is talking on a banana instead of a telephone and he doesn’t seem to realize his error?…
-
DO something (January 14, 2009)
It often appears as though my children aren’t DOing anything. They lay on the sofa and make primal sounds and make me wonder how leaders are made cause if all boys are like this….well, we won’t go there. Yesterday, my son was supposed to be doing “something.” You know, something I told him to do…
-
The American Revolution is Intense (January 7, 2009)
We’re back to school after a wonderful, family-focused Christmas break. What joy it was to have daddy home for two weeks and just relax. We’re up-n-at ’em on schooling now and focusing our unit on Courage on the American Revolution. So much to cover, so many interesting characters, so little time! I’ve learned more about…
2010
-
A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Sound Bites (April 1, 2010)
We’ve all awakened chipper and ready to roll from our science museum outing. Well, not sure about T…when we got home last night he was invited to a church function with a friend. Then he was invited to spend the night. So he’s still across the street, awake or asleep, but under someone else’s care.…
-
Thank you… (August 1, 2010)
“Thank you, Mommy,” said G. “You’re welcome, sweetie,” I replied, “but for what?” His answer was quiet, almost a whisper, but clear and genuine, “Thank you for making the baby come out of your tummy.” And then we walked over to her and kissed her again on the cheek. What a wonderful way to be…
-
Hi Mom! (August 1, 2010)
While in post partum recovery in the hospital, the boys came up to visit. The question is (and we all know the answer), visit whom? A picture tells a thousand words!
-
You Provide the Sound Bite (March 31, 2010)
I have transferred the pics from today to the PC, but have yet to convert them for web display. Need sleep to do that efficiently. However, you could still benefit from a fun little ditty about our field trip to the science museum today. And rather than me providing the sound bite, you can comment…
2011
-
Bible Study (busy mom style) – Part 3 (July 11, 2011)
[Reading time 1-2 minutes] Today I give you the third suggestion in quality Bible study methods for busy moms. It’s hard to cultivate our relationship with God while mothering preschoolers. Well, shucks, it’s hard to cultivate our relationship with God with preteens, teenagers, grown kids or no kids. We live in a crazy busy world…
-
Bible Study (busy mom style) – Part 2 (July 10, 2011)
[Reading time 1-2 minutes] We’re talking about Bible studies. In a talk given to a MOPS group about how to find and cultivate our relationship with God while mothering the preschool years, I made three suggestions of how to have a rich Bible study. Today I’ll share suggestion #2. It’s kind of silly, but it…
-
Bible Study (busy mom style) – Part 1 (July 9, 2011)
Some people are really good at doing Bible studies. They pick a study and diligently work on it through each day at a regular time. I love those people. I used to be those people. Then 5 children moved into my house. And I joined another group of people. This new group doesn’t have a…
-
Deep Cleaning (July 8, 2011)
Woke up this morning to ants in the kitchen. Not a ton, but just enough sugar ants around a bit of juice to change the course of my morning. After the Bleach Extravaganza and my dose of A-E (Angela’s encouragement…a friend who kept me positively focused through the ick of the ants), I took the…
2012
2013
-
I Lost the Heart Monitor (March 18, 2013)
Seriously, I did. I misplaced the watch. I put it on the counter next to my laptop to enter my numbers. I put the strap and clip away. Later in the day I said to myself, “Self, put that away.” But Self did not put it away. Then today when Self went to workout, she…
-
The Crew (March 13, 2013)
Estimated Reading Time: 2-3 minutes. My sister has a group of people she calls The Crew. For years they met weekly for brunch to catch up. I never knew exactly what they had to catch up on since they were a social entity, going everywhere together except to sleep and to work. Seriously,…
-
I Choose to Spend $$ (March 13, 2013)
Have you ever heard anyone say, “It’s not worth losing the weight because our finances are too tight; I can’t afford new clothes.” I have heard it. And if you haven’t, it’s possible I just outed you because you’ve thought those words. I’ve never said those words. But I’ve thought them. And afterwards, I’ve thought…
-
I Choose PYW WYP DGS (March 13, 2013)
Have I told any of you what it means yet? Without further adieu: Plan Your Work Work Your Plan Don’t Get Sidetracked We have successfully hi day #69 of my Sixty-Nine Healthy Choices for my awesome father’s birthday present. Hit it last weekend. So the blog titles will change, but the journey will continue because…