#3 got glasses today.  We’ve known for a long time that he has double vision, and the eye doctor has been monitoring him.  Last week at his check-up, she decided that it was time for glasses to correct his far-sightedness.  Dyslexia and double-vision are causing enough eyestrain, so even though his prescription is not severe we’ve decided that he needs the help. He was so excited on the way to pick them up.  “Will they help me only see one... Read more

 If there had been any doubt as to whether or not the children enjoyed themselves this weekend, the proof was right there in the back seat. I’m not sure how it can be comfortable to sleep that way, but they did it the whole drive home. Read more

Last night we returned home from our 2 day 1 night mini-vacation.  The kids ran freely through the waterpark.  The Computer Guy and I got to loosen up the firm grip we keep on our big family and become ‘fun parents’ for just a little while.  We all remembered what it felt like to laugh out loud and scream because something is just that much fun. I spent an entire 2 days not looking at a clock.  For someone as... Read more

We’re home from our mini vacation to the  Wolf Lodge in Dallas.  We’re exhausted, happy and so very glad we went.  More tomorrow! Read more

I ran across my new favorite saying this week “it is important for me not to surpass my capacity for responsibility.”  (there are a couple bad words in the linked post.  It’s still funny and worth the read, but don’t complain to me.  I didn’t write it.)  It has become the mantra of my life.  Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed by all of the things for which I am solely or mostly responsible.  It is a daunting list, and... Read more

The Computer Guy and I are planning a little family get-away in the near future.  We’re heading off to the Great Wolf Lodge.  It’s a hotel with an indoor water park, tons of activities for the kids, and a spa for the adults in the group.  We’re so excited to be going out of town to a place which isn’t a family visit. It seems strange to be heading off to a place which is surrounded by family and friends... Read more

Last week, I was talking with my 6 year old about moving.  We daydreamed about her room and how we would decorate it.  As a mother of 4 boys, I dreamed of pink and girly.  She had something else in mind. “Mom, I’m not a girly girl; I’m a soccer girl.”  Spoken like the tough girl she is.  My shy mouse changes completely when she ties on her shoes and steps onto the soccer field.  The ball is hers and... Read more

My first baby turned 29 this week.  (Happy Birthday, Butch!)  I may be his sister in reality, but he’s been my baby from the very first moment we locked eyes on each other. It’s so funny now to talk to the man who is my closest friend and remember the little boy whose diapers I folded as he slept across my lap.  He was this bitty thing with a mop of dark hair, an impish smile and a crowing laugh.... Read more

*Cross-posted on Defend Us In Battle* The World Health Organization (WHO) states on its website that its agenda is “promoting development (socioeconomic); fostering health security; strengthening health systems; harnessing research, information and evidence; enhancing partnerships, and improving performance.  ”  Nowhere on their site do they mention social experiments, forced infertility or eugenics, and yet the WHO appears to have been involved in all three. During the early 1990s the WHO began a massive campaign against tetanus in Mexico, Nicaragua and... Read more

Democrats in Ohio are crowing with delight over photos of Republican Congressional candidate Rich Iott in the uniform of the Nazi’s Waffen SS.  What more proof could voters require that the Republicans truly are evil incarnate.  Not to be outdone in hopping all over this, the #2 Repub in the House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, was quick to denounce the Nazi-loving Iott. What was he thinking?  What kind of nut-job would put on this dreaded uniform and parade around in... Read more