“One of our favorite snacks around here are Chili Bites.”

“…it’s all fun and games…”

“…that i really need it to be quitting time for one of the 6 somebodies around here…

The August edition of Heart of the Matter Magazine is out!  C’mon on over and check it out!

“pink?”, i say, pretending as though there is absolutely nothing wrong with the shirt he holds in his hands.

This note says “I can write my name in cursive.”….

I like my picture.  It’s a picture of the Earth.

…everybody loves me…

This is my little brother on the computer desk.
 

This is my little brother on the table.

…i’d like to say that it changed my whole day. that i was new person. but i wasn’t. i still cried. i still snapped. but it definitely made me pause. and consider the real issues. the things that are important. the things that are eternal…

Want some? I’m for hire!

~why, DaisyDoodle cat, why?~

we never claimed she was smart.
 

“i can has ladder pleaz?”

  funny, maybe.  
 

“no, i thinks not. no safe for mees, sillie human”

 smart… um, maybe not so much.

it’s what i do. 
when i’m bored.  when i need to sweep behind the couch.  when i need to up my baby-proofing game.  when the weather changes.
but you know you should probably take a break when your husband while trying to dress for work wanders aimlessly around.  and you say,”whatcha lookin’ for?”  to which he says,”my socks.”  and i so proudly tell him,”for once, they’re in your drawer.”  and he retorts,”so, where’s the drawer?”

and started watching jon & kate + 8.  many of you have asked me if i watch it.  no, not really, i’ve seen it once, kinda. 
so, i cried “uncle” and recorded it.  yep, i love it, just like y’all thought i would. 
except i can’t watch it at night like i normally watch my shows.  here’s the catch.  although my chaos is still no where near their chaos, it is eerily close.  and, in all honesty, i can’t take one more second of crying, screaming kids once mine have gone quietly to …

ok, one of the many down sides to hacking somebody’s theme and trying to learn along the way is that sometimes you make a mistake.  a really big mistake.  like losing the ability to write a post.  really.  i could change anything i wanted on my whole site, but everytime i tried to actually post something, it would lock up my entire computer.  freeze.  control, alt, delete, type of freeze.  argh.  i had gotten to the point of thinking that i might even write y’all a message in the sidebar …

about every other month week, i have a homeschooling freak out.  what am i doing?!  i need all the newest-coolest-most-expensive curriculum.  and then i talk to seasoned friends, i pray for peace and wisdom, and He hits me with inspiration.  i’m so thankful for those times.  yesterday was one of them.
years ago i taught a homeschooling art class.  i did crafts with the little ones; art history and intro to “real” media with the older ones.  in prepping for the class, i went online and looked up art history.  made a list …