In the Life of a Child In the Life of a Child An inside view to the joys of parenting with a sense of humor in a family with two children under the age of five - one with significant medical challenges. Written by a Christian mom surviving on humor and God's grace. Welcome to an inside view of Articles
State Of The Household Address? Standby For The President?
2008-06-08 23:55:00 My Fellow Plebians: Seven long days have passed since I last stood before you at this rostrum. In that time, our household has been tested in ways none of us could have imagined. We have faced hard decisions about peaceful bedtime negotiations, the war on laundry, rising dishes in the kitchen sink, and the abysmal health ... More About: President , Household , State , Address , Laugh Out Loud
Deconstructing Mommy?
2008-06-05 02:56:00 parenting children motherhood kids humor ER funny sick day asthma allergies teething prednisone SAHM More About: Snake , Mommy , Spice , Laugh Out Loud , Snails
Handmade Beaded ID Necklace?
2008-06-04 12:38:00 I don’t know about yours, but my kids are FAST! I turn my back for a minute and they’re half-way across town. Needless to say, I was a bit worried when we first traveled to NYC in 2005 for Jacqui’s surgery. In addition to tagging her with an electronic locator (we ... More About: Necklace , Road Trip , Spice
Wordless Wednesday ? Note To Self?
2008-06-04 05:55:00 These two things serve exactly the same purpose in the mind of a two-year-old… For More Wordless Wednesday Posts… CLICK HERE and HERE. hamsters kid pets soccer More About: Snake , Note , Note to Self , Snails
Baby Take A Bow?
2008-06-02 09:44:00 Best Shot Monday After all of the tears, all of the heartache, all of the surgeries, worries and sleepless nights — there she is. Twirling through her first ballet recital as Ken and I exchange misty-eyed smiles and applaud for all we’re worth. It doesn’t get any more magical than that! For more Best ... More About: Baby , Spice , Musicals , Cuteness
And We Have A Winner!
2008-06-02 08:04:00 A great big thank you to everyone who helped make our Imagine fund raiser for Rhett and Parker a success! Thanks to you, $350.00 was raised and $175.00 will soon be on its way to each of these wonderful families. Be sure to stop by and say “hi” to Tammy and Parker, now ... More About: Winner
Dandelion Days?
2008-05-29 05:05:00 There is laundry to do. Floors to vacuum. Dishes to wash, but she calls: “Let’s take our babies for a walk, Mommy — you ‘an me!” She grins clutching a favorite doll and suddenly my to do list doesn’t seem nearly so epochal as it did a moment ago. A sparkle ... More About: Days
Please Make It Stop?
2008-05-27 05:41:00 Kyle is cutting his two year molars. And we’re all so very happy about the situation. Anyone have any ideas? Artist Source Unknown ‘Cause I’m fresh out… parenting children motherhood kids humor teething traveling funny SAHM meltdown tantrum More About: Snake , Stop , Make , Snails , Blue Moods
Dad?s Out Of Town ? Everybody Meltdown?
2008-05-24 06:53:00 Three. More. Hours. Can I survive three more hours? I’m not at all certain at this point. Ken left on a week-long business trip at ‘0-dark-thirty on Monday morning. His flight gets back in sometime around midnight tonight. That is, if it doesn’t get delayed again. I feel like such ... More About: Snake , Town , Snails , Blue Moods
Finding Courage Through Sharing Blog Carnival ? May 2008
2008-05-22 09:55:00 This month, write a post to share something that you wish other people understood about your life with a child or children facing medical challenges. (For carnival rules and information click here.) Like those dark circles? Five years later and I’ve still got ‘em! You know, it’s a funny thing… I selected this ... More About: Carnival , Reflections , Blog , Blog Carnival , Sharing
Experiencing Excessive Amounts Of Paperwork ? Please Stand By?
2008-05-19 20:40:00 Image Courtesy Istock Photo It finally caught up with me… unfortunately, I must now attempt to catch up with it. I’ll be back soon — promise! paperwork deadlines More About: Stand
It?s Only Fourteen Hours? Part II
2008-05-17 08:30:00 Part two in my demented series that chronicles that exceptionally naive question: “So what exactly do Stay-At-Home-Moms do all day?” If this post isn’t enough for you, you can read Part One by CLICKING HERE, but by the end of this post I doubt anyone will be so inclined. Are you ready? Well, ... More About: Snake , Part , Spice , Laugh Out Loud , Snails
May Topic For The Finding Courage Through Sharing Blog Carnival?
2008-05-17 08:06:00 Sorry this is a couple days late, but here’s the May topic for the Finding Courage Through Sharing Blog Carnival … This month, write a post to share something that you wish other people understood about your life with a child or children facing medical challenges. See you back here next Thursday! If you would like more ... More About: Topic , Blog Carnival
Imagine? A Bigger Prize Package!!
2008-05-14 07:06:00 So just a couple days into this benefit for Rhett and Parker, and we have some volunteers to make this even bigger! If you want to read about the details of the benefit and see my original four drawings, CLICK HERE. First, the stunning, most fabulously wonderful Ursula of The Daily Drool has offered ... More About: Spice , Cuteness , Package , Imagine
Imagine?
2008-05-11 23:04:00 Imagine a child. A beautiful Child. A child with sparkling eyes and a smile that lights up a room. A child loved by a young mother, a young father ? as precious to them as the air they breathe. Can you see this child? Imagine the color blue. Softly at first. So faint you?re not even ... More About: Imagine
This Is Why We Don?t Have Nice Things!!!
2008-05-09 19:39:00 Hmmm… I wonder who could have possibly done this? (Note to Miss Jacqui: Generally not the best move to sign the scene of the crime…) humor kid messes motherhood SAHM More About: Things , Nice , Spice , What in the World
Picky Eaters Club ? May 2008 Edition
2008-05-08 06:35:00 For our first edition here, let?s introduce ourselves, and our picky eater (or eaters). Then in whatever format you choose, share one tip for a success you?ve had with your picky eater, or ask for tips for dealing one challenge that you?ve been facing with your picky eater. I?ll try to include a tip both ... More About: Club , Edition , 2008
Wordless Wednesday ? No One Understands The Tortured Soul Of An Artist?
2008-05-07 02:10:00 For More Wordless Wednesday Posts… CLICK HERE and HERE. toddler dinners kid messes motherhood Wordless Wednesday More About: Snake , Artist , Soul , Snails
In The Life Of A Child Has Moved...
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Heaven In Her Smile
2007-09-06 22:35:00 It happened today. The day I have been dreading with every ounce of my soul. I have lost sleep over it, cried over it, prayed over it, and longed with all my heart that the day would never come. But come it did. This morning, I picked up my four-year-old little girl from her play group and I was startled by her silence. Startled because this particular little girl is usually an effervescent bundle of kinetic energy. An unsinkable soul who tackles life head-on with a bounce and a giggle. Her silence today was unprecedented and it persisted after buckling her into her car-seat. She was so quiet, that as we drove home, I adjusted the rear-view mirror to catch a glimpse of her face in the back seat. There were tears on her cheeks and her head had drooped to her chest.I found tears springing into my own eyes as I asked, "Oh sweetie! What's the matter?"She looked up with a fresh tear jagging a path towards a quivering little chin, "Why is my smile differn't from all 'da nov-ve... More About: Heaven , Smile
The Ants Came Marching...
2007-09-04 07:20:00 Ok, I realize that things have gotten a little out of hand around here, what with me being sick for a week and all, but honestly! Is it really necessary for a representative from every category of vermin to show up on our doorstep to pay their respects?It started with the cat. She's an INDOOR ONLY cat. She never goes anywhere except up and down the stairs, so why bother with flea treatments, right? Allow me to answer that question for you. Because sooner or later, said cat will make a run for the great outdoors and like as not, she will return with a host of hoppy little friends!I haven't exactly been firing on all cylinders for the past several days, and the kiddos have made the most of my dimmer cognitive skills and delayed reflexes. For example: Earlier in the week while I was wandering around the house looking for the cough syrup (which I later realized that I was holding in my hand), our lovely children decided it would be the perfect opportunity to try and lure that ... More About: Ants
The Ants Came Marching...
2007-09-04 07:20:00 Ok, I realize that things have gotten a little out of hand around here, what with me being sick for a week and all, but honestly! Is it really necessary for a representative from every category of vermin to show up on our doorstep to pay their respects?It started with the cat. She's an INDOOR ONLY cat. She never goes anywhere except up and down the stairs, so why bother with flea treatments, right? Allow me to answer that question for you. Because sooner or later, said cat will make a run for the great outdoors and like as not, she will return with a host of hoppy little friends!I haven't exactly been firing on all cylinders for the past several days, and the kiddos have made the most of my dimmer cognitive skills and delayed reflexes. For example: Earlier in the week while I was wandering around the house looking for the cough syrup (which I later realized that I was holding in my hand), our lovely children decided it would be the perfect opportunity to try and lure that ... More About: Ants
What Will They Remember?
2007-09-03 16:41:00 My childhood was idyllic in nearly every sense of the word. So much so, that I often lament the possibility that my own children may fail to possess one quite as grand. In fact, after losing much of last week to the confines of the couch with a dreadful cold, there were moments where I became quite convinced that my children were doomed to spend their adulthood reflecting on childhood memories of a grumpy sniffling excuse for a mom and of unparalleled boredom. (Ok, perhaps I was feeling a tad sorry for myself).I can think a million memories of my own childhood that make me smile, that make me laugh: Memories of mornings with Dad getting ready to go to work and how he often let me play with a great poofy handful of shaving foam as he shaved. Of blanket forts and wonderful books with Mom. Of pretending to be asleep after a long car ride home so Dad would carry me inside even though I'm now certain he knew I was really awake. Of downstream swims with Mom on hot summer days in t...
What Will They Remember?
2007-09-03 16:41:00 My childhood was idyllic in nearly every sense of the word. So much so, that I often lament the possibility that my own children may fail to possess one quite as grand. In fact, after losing much of last week to the confines of the couch with a dreadful cold, there were moments where I became quite convinced that my children were doomed to spend their adulthood reflecting on childhood memories of a grumpy sniffling excuse for a mom and of unparalleled boredom. (Ok, perhaps I was feeling a tad sorry for myself).I can think a million memories of my own childhood that make me smile, that make me laugh: Memories of mornings with Dad getting ready to go to work and how he often let me play with a great poofy handful of shaving foam as he shaved. Of blanket forts and wonderful books with Mom. Of pretending to be asleep after a long car ride home so Dad would carry me inside even though I'm now certain he knew I was really awake. Of downstream swims with Mom on hot summer days in t... More About: Snake , Spice , Cuteness , Snails , Blue Moods
Love Lessons From Little Hearts
2007-09-01 00:21:00 It has been a long week around here. The kids are bored, I've been so sick I can barely tolerate myself, and my husband claims he is tired of being a 'single parent'. My plan for the week has pretty much been: Try and keep the kids fed and the baby in clean diapers. Beyond that, I have had zero aspirations - except to nap as much as the rug-rats will allow me to.For the most part, Jacqui has had a ball this week: Tons more TV than she ever gets to watch, complete creative control of her mess-making endeavors and zero interference with her wardrobe selections. Today however, both she and Kyle suddenly became bored with their reign of chaos. They instead felt the need to become very chatty and clingy.Jacqui took up a post sitting on the couch next to my pillow and kept up a constant barrage of chatter. "Mom, are you still sick?""Yes, Jacqui.""...How 'bout now?""Yes, Jacqui.""...Now?""Still sick Jacqui.""...Feel bedder yet, Mom?""No. I don't""Why not?""I don't know. Pro... More About: Love , Lessons , Hearts , Litt
Love Lessons From Little Hearts
2007-09-01 00:21:00 It has been a long week around here. The kids are bored, I've been so sick I can barely tolerate myself, and my husband claims he is tired of being a 'single parent'. My plan for the week has pretty much been: Try and keep the kids fed and the baby in clean diapers. Beyond that, I have had zero aspirations - except to nap as much as the rug-rats will allow me to.For the most part, Jacqui has had a ball this week: Tons more TV than she ever gets to watch, complete creative control of her mess-making endeavors and zero interference with her wardrobe selections. Today however, both she and Kyle suddenly became bored with their reign of chaos. They instead felt the need to become very chatty and clingy.Jacqui took up a post sitting on the couch next to my pillow and kept up a constant barrage of chatter. "Mom, are you still sick?""Yes, Jacqui.""...How 'bout now?""Yes, Jacqui.""...Now?""Still sick Jacqui.""...Feel bedder yet, Mom?""No. I don't""Why not?""I don't know. Pro... More About: Love , Lessons , Hearts , Litt
Let Them Eat Bologna
2007-08-29 04:19:00 102. Not a number I function well at when applied to average body temperature. I have finally managed to scavenge the remnants of my over-nuked brain through unsupervised (and in all likelihood, completely irrational and quite possibly even toxic) doses of tylenol and iburofen. At the moment, I am percolating at a slightly addled 101.1... The most clear-headed I have been all day. Might as well type a post since I most definitely do not feel like doing anything about the load of laundry that has been sitting in the washer since Saturday evening. I probably have strep throat, although at this point I have avoided any attempt at medically confirming that diagnosis. The thought of carting my little entourage with me to a doctor appointment is enough to push me past the boundaries of anything remotely resembling a rational cognitive state. I'm walking a fine line here as it is.All things considered, I think I did OK for the day. The kids are still breathing. The house didn't b... More About: Bologna
Let Them Eat Bologna
2007-08-29 04:19:00 102. Not a number I function well at when applied to average body temperature. I have finally managed to scavenge the remnants of my over-nuked brain through unsupervised (and in all likelihood, completely irrational and quite possibly even toxic) doses of tylenol and iburofen. At the moment, I am percolating at a slightly addled 101.1... The most clear-headed I have been all day. Might as well type a post since I most definitely do not feel like doing anything about the load of laundry that has been sitting in the washer since Saturday evening. I probably have strep throat, although at this point I have avoided any attempt at medically confirming that diagnosis. The thought of carting my little entourage with me to a doctor appointment is enough to push me past the boundaries of anything remotely resembling a rational cognitive state. I'm walking a fine line here as it is.All things considered, I think I did OK for the day. The kids are still breathing. The house didn't b... More About: Snake , Bologna , Spice , Laugh Out Loud , Snails
Mother Daughter Blog Carnival
2007-08-27 05:09:00 Last week I decided to try something fun and different. The author of the blog, Real Life , was hosting a Mother Daughter Blog Carnival and I decided to sumbit an entry. If you would like to read my entry, please click on this link or on the photo above. And don't forget to check out all the other great entries listed at Real Life by clicking the blog carnival link above or on the carnival icon below. Thank you Sarah, for hosting such a fun way to get involved in the blogging community!parenting children motherhood kids mother christian daughter blog carnival SAHM More About: Blog Carnival
Mother Daughter Blog Carnival
More articles from this author:2007-08-27 05:09:00 Last week I decided to try something fun and different. The author of the blog, Real Life , was hosting a Mother Daughter Blog Carnival and I decided to sumbit an entry. If you would like to read my entry, please click on this link or on the photo above. And don't forget to check out all the other great entries listed at Real Life by clicking the blog carnival link above or on the carnival icon below. Thank you Sarah, for hosting such a fun way to get involved in the blogging community!parenting children motherhood kids mother christian daughter blog carnival SAHM More About: Blog Carnival 1, 2, 3 |
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