Sometimes you’re tired. Falling down tired. Dead to the world tired. So tired you’ll fall asleep almost anywhere. Like in Mom’s underwear drawer, Big sister’s wedding, On the floor, In your dinner, Grandma’s lap, In your carrier, In mom’s chair,…
Teacher introduced me to Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff just a couple of months ago. Since she’s been doing her thing for quite a while and I just heard of her I guess I’m a “Johnny Amy Come Lately.” I don’t really care if I’m not first on…
It was an unexpected pregnancy. We’d always planned to have five children – I even asked the OB right after Jo-Bear’s birth how soon we could start trying for #5. But shortly after bringing Jo-Bear home from the hospital Teacher and I looked at each other and realized that our…
A couple of years ago I appliquéd a pair of overalls for a friend’s little girl, took photos of them, shipped them off, then forgot to post the photos. Yeah, I’m an airhead that way sometimes – I blame it on “Mommy Brain.” When I came across the photos the…
One of my goals is to raise independent children who can take care of themselves. Being able to feed themselves is toward the top of my list, so beginning when they’re young my general rule is “If you hunt it and kill it, it’s yours.” For instance, if you crawl…
This week I had a prospective child care family come for a tour and interview so Teacher and the boys helped me tidy up. Our house isn’t usually dirty but with so many children around it’s often messy and cluttered. Would you like to take a tour while it’s still…
When you work with kids you can bet on a steady diet of laughs and surprises. If you’re lucky you’ll get both at the same time. The other day I got lucky – the girls surprised me and made me laugh so hard I cried. I went…
A while ago Ida Mae of Trees Will Bend invited me to participate in her “Change Overnight” nighttime cloth diapering event this month. This is the first time I’ve been asked to be a guest blogger so I was very excited! Instead of posting here today I thought it would…
Bubble Up Pizza is one of the kids’ favorite lunches. I love it too because it’s quick and easy and I know the kids will eat it. It’s also a great way to use up leftovers! Bubble Up Pizza Recipe Ingredients Bubble Up Pizza doesn’t require many ingredients and…
When we bought our house it came with a garden behind the garage. Obviously long neglected, the garden was overrun with weeds and cilantro – so much cilantro that after pulling it all out I couldn’t stand the smell of cilantro for years and years and years. Now it’s one…
