Tag: digitization
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Fatigue, Planning, Blogging (July 1, 2011)
I’m exhausted. My husband told me so a few months ago. He told me I was experiencing fatigue and that recovery takes time. He’s right. But it took me these few months to articulate it myself. We homeschool moms don’t like to admit defeat. And admitting, “I’m tired,” felt like I was surrendering. And in…
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Just Keep Swimming… (July 1, 2011)
Remember that line from Dori in Finding Nemo? It seems so simple, but most solutions are. Just keep swimming. I’m sort of in a place like that in my life right now. I want to just run away. I want to quit. I want to nap for a week. I want my husband to take…
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Praying for Joy (June 2, 2011)
This is actually a request. Please pray for dear friend’s new daughter, not yet 24 hours old. Her name is Joy. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joybarringer Thank you for standing on your knees, Stephanie
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Cut the Cord (June 1, 2011)
We got the new cable bill. It was the first month after advertised bundle ended. It was high. Quite high. We paid it. We like our shows. We like our On Demand. We like our DVR. The next month we got another bill. We paid it while cringing. Last week we cut the cable. How…
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Batter Up! (May 29, 2011)
I’ve never been to a batting cage. Just realized that today as I stood in one, swinging away (and hitting, too, I might add). Before my turn, I was thinking, should I do this? I might pull something. I shouldn’t do this. If I don’t do this, I’ll never get in enough shape to NOT…
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Happy Birthday to You or Me? (May 28, 2011)
While we’re talking about coupons and deals. Coldstone Creamery has a birthday club. You can sign up online. I did that for each of my children. Now I’m going to tattle on myself. For about 2 years, I would get the email coupon from Coldstone for the birthday custard. It’s EXPENSIVE to go to Coldstone.…
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Road Trippin’ for the Flavor of the Day (May 27, 2011)
Here’s my traveling tip. When you have a considerable distance to travel that requires “entertainment” to break up the monotony, here’s a suggestion. You know the not-exactly-fast-food restaurant that is blue and white, sells cheese curds, is based in Wisconsin, and has a mascot named Scoopie? Okay, go there to get your food. I know,…
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Tadpole Update & Laundry (May 23, 2011)
I’m not sharing. Seriously. It’s not been a pleasant adventure and I don’t know how to share what’s going on. I have reported our flaws and errors to the givers of the tadpoles, so I’m not hiding anything. Well, I’d better just get it out, huh? Okay, I was rushing out to our homeschool expo…
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More About the Tadpoles (May 17, 2011)
So third-born S queried, “Dad, why are there tadpoles swimming in the dishwasher?” Let’s back up. We were given the tadpoles by the Mr. P, an amazingly bright friend of ours, also homeschooled, extremely bright parents and sisters. I know, I just used the word bright twice in the same sentence. But this family is…
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Dad, why are there tadpoles in the… (May 12, 2011)
(Estimated reading time 5 minutes] You know we have five children. You know four of them are boys. You know the end of that question will make you pee on yourself. Go pee now. Just empty your bladder and come back. Okay…I realize you didn’t pee, but you must live with your incontinence, not me.…
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Click Here to Redeem the Time (April 20, 2011)
{Reading time: 1 minute} My email went bezerk. Short version is that one software program blew up and I’ve had to redirect my email to a different account. That account goes to my phone and that means that ALL of my notification and coupon-like email is coming through my phone! So, I’ve purposed today that…
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Paralyzed from Prayer (March 11, 2011)
Pray for Japan and the surrounding areas, please. Now this should go without saying, but apparently, it must be said. Please pray for Japan, the decision-making authorities, the medical professionals, the children, the …everybody. On various phone calls today several folks have told me that they got no sleep because they were up all night…