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Sister Tact
2008-03-22 04:23:00 Tonight, after I put Eli’s pj’s on him, I wanted to put on my own. So I asked Eva to read him a story while I went to change. He’s been really fond of Good Night, Gorilla lately so I gave her that one. While I was in the other room, I heard her reading ... More About: Sister
St. Francis Project: Week One
2008-02-11 21:49:00 There has been some great writing for the St. Francis Project so far, and I want to make sure you haven’t missed it! I’m going to list some of the writers here and I really encourage you to visit them and leave a comment. I’m sure you will be impressed with the quality of what ... More About: Week
The Eli Chronicles: Part One
2008-02-05 04:51:00 (as interviewed by my wife, Brooke) If you could have one super power what would it be? Ummmm….a transformer. What chore did you do last? Ummmmm….I played with my costumes. What is your favorite song? Ummmmmmmmm….Jingle Bells. How do you get to school? Ummm…on Monday. What is Daddy really good at? Stories. What can you do better than Daddy? Play. What’s the nicest thing you’ve done lately for someone ... More About: Chronicles , Part
Change
2008-02-02 18:10:00 “Change ” has become the buzzword of this Presidential election season. Candidates are trying to convince voters that they are the best agents of change. Also, we’ve just completed January, a month where many of us resolved to change aspects of our own lives. Your Turn : Now that January’s over, how are you doing on any New Year’s ...
The Eva Chronicles: Part Three
2008-01-25 15:34:00 If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach? Art. I like doing art. Sometimes, I think I’m an artist because I draw a lot of pretty pictures. And I kiss my brain sometimes. When will be a grown up? I’ll be a grown up… let’s see. (Goes back to wall where she measured her height.) ... More About: Chronicles , Part
Frigorific
2008-01-15 04:44:00 Did you know that “frigorific” means “chilling?” If so, you might be able to outscore me at freerice.com. I’m throwing down a challenge to all my readers: Don’t look at the comments yet! (I’ll put my best level in the comments section.) Go and play until you’ve donated at least 500 grains. Come back and post your top “level” ... More About: Blogging
Charity
2008-01-12 21:36:00 “Charity sees the need not the cause.” German Proverb This summer I attended a workshop for debate teachers. One of the unintended consequences of this workshop is that I have this nagging sense that I should be doing something to help those in poverty. This is because we spent a lot of time discussing this year’s ... More About: Your , Turn
Kiss Your Brain
2008-01-11 15:00:00 Eva has introduced us to a new phrase that she learned in Kindergarten: “Kiss your brain!” When you come up with a good idea or do something smart, you’re supposed to kiss your brain to thank it. You put your hand to your lips like you’re about to blow a kiss, but instead you put the kiss ... More About: Brain
The Saint Francis Project
2008-01-08 07:00:00 I’ve been missing the collaboration with other bloggers that came as a result of The Desiderata Project . So, I’ve decided to try to organize another project for February, The Saint Francis Project. I’m looking for other bloggers who would be willing to write four posts during the month of February that interpret, reflect on, ...
Another New Year?s Conversation
2008-01-01 07:01:00 This is a candid interview with my daughter, Eva. What is your favorite part of Christmas? Opening presents and also being with my family and enjoying the story of Jesus when he was born. What was your favorite present this Christmas? I don’t even know! I pretty much liked all of them. My dollhouse and my ... More About: New Year , Year , Conversation
A New Year?s Conversation
2008-01-01 00:01:00 Here’s a little year-end interview with my son, Eli. What is your favorite part of Christmas? My toolbench. What was your favorite present this Christmas? A Buzz Lightyear costume. My toolbench. Why do we celebrate Christmas? Cause we love Christmas. What was your favorite part of last year? Opening presents. What is something you’re looking forward to next year? My Bob ... More About: New Year , Year , Conversation
MyTurn/YourTurn: Theme Song
2007-12-30 16:02:00 MyTurn : “Sing it again!” My son, Eli, requests music as he runs quickly from the kitchen to the family room and back again. “Sing it for me!” My daughter, Eva, obliges for about the sixth time: Spiderman, Spiderman Does whatever a spider can Spins a web, any size Catches thieves just like flies As he gets to the refrigterator Eli/Spiderman stops ... More About: Song , Your , Theme
Merry Christmas
2007-12-23 20:27:00 We’ll be back with some holiday stories and pictures as the holiday season progresses, but now here’s a dose of laughter to start your Christmas week off right! More About: Merry Christmas , Merry
Accomplishments
2007-12-23 15:39:00 MyTurn : Having small kids causes you to get excited about odd things, such as what goes on in the bathroom. Most people don’t normally go around discussing the finer points of their pees and poops. But pee-pee is big news around our house this weekend. Eli make a giant leap for preschoolerkind yesterday by staying dry ... More About: Your
Sharing the Link Love
2007-12-03 12:50:00 It’s always a bit like Christmas morning when I load up Technorati to find out who’s linking to my blog. I love reading posts inspired by what’s written here. It’s a gift that never gets old. I just want to thank all of you who read this blog, participate by commenting, and especially those who link ... More About: Love , Blogging , Link , Sharing , Hari
Trim-A-Tree
2007-12-02 00:40:00 MyTurn : Our Christmas tree is like a big scrapbook. Since we’ve made a habit of buying ornaments that represent things, our tree and the process of trimming it are very sentimental! We have “sections” on our tree: vacations, grad school, each kid has a section, Star Wars, It’s a Wonderful Life, etc. We try to ... More About: Your , Tree , Trim
Tradition Mission Accomplished
2007-11-27 04:14:00 Last week, I wrote about the importance of cultivating traditions in our family. For those who may be wondering how The Great Christmas Tree Sleepover Experiment went, I am happy to report that it was a resounding success! I got our tree put up during the Macy’s parade, which the kids watched on the couch while ... More About: Tradition , Mission , Missi
MyTurn/YourTurn: Great Teachers
2007-11-25 22:47:00 MyTurn : With a daughter in kindergarten, I’m constantly amazed at how quickly and how well she is learning. She started the school year being able to list and identify the letters of the alphabet, and able to write her name. Now she is sounding out words, recognizing about twenty words by sight, identifying the authors ... More About: Great , Your , Teachers
Living More Fully: Traditions
2007-11-19 07:00:00 One of the reasons that I wanted to start this blog was to focus on enjoying life and accentuating the positive aspects of my life. I don’t claim to be any expert in this, and I certainly don’t want to pretend that I am some blissed-out guru who walks around in a state of ... More About: Christmas , Living , Traditions
MyTurn/YourTurn: Thanksgiving Foods
2007-11-18 19:07:00 MyTurn : It has become tradition for the Thanksgiving meal that my mom prepares to be very non-traditional. Since there are some foods that I normally associate with “home” that I don’t have any place else, the best way for us to give thanks and celebrate is to have those foods! You can read all about ... More About: Your , Foods , Hank
Eli is his own Kryptonite
2007-11-16 14:04:00 This will be the last in my “Eli Can’t Let Halloween Go” series. He wasn’t Superman for Halloween. He was a football player. But that doesn’t mean that he couldn’t have a Superman costume, too. He has an indulgent Nonni and the Superman costumes were marked down at Target. So, Superman began to make appearances at our ... More About: Kryptonite
To Do To Make Tomorrow Better
2007-11-16 05:34:00 Play a song that I know all the words to. Sing loudly. Wear a fun pair of socks. If I can’t find a fun pair, mismatch. Don’t listen to or watch the news. The world will go on without me. Look for something beautiful on my way to work. Doodle when I should be listening. Dance a little bit. Compliment five ... More About: Make , Tomorrow , Morrow , Tomo
Wonder what Willy Wonka would do with him?
2007-11-15 15:05:00 I mentioned yesterday that Eli is a proponent of candy. That reminds me of a bit of philosophy that he shared with me after the Veteran’s Day parade we attended. He’d snatched up some of that parade-thrown candy, and isn’t that stuff always the best? It must bring out some old hunter-gatherer instinct in us ... More About: Blogroll , Willy Wonka
Is it beautiful where you are?
2007-11-14 18:00:00 I believe that we are reaching the absolute height of autumnal beauty here in our area. Brooke was nice enough to snap this photo while out on a walk with Eli a couple of days ago. And until the last couple of days when we’ve had some dreary rainy days, the weather was just perfect. We’ve ... More About: Beautiful
My favorite pencil
2007-11-08 04:55:00 In the lobby of my daughter’s school, they have a machine that dispenses pencils or pencil topper erasers for a quarter. On a few different occasions, she has asked me for quarters so that she can get one. This seems like a pretty reasonable request for a kindergartner, so I’ve obliged. One morning last week ... More About: Pencil , Favorite , Favor
MyTurn/YourTurn: State of the Blog
2007-11-04 16:38:00 I’m going to try things a little differently this week. I’m going to post Your Turn as a few questions instead of just one. You can reply to the questions on your blog and then I’ll be posting my response later this week. I’m just experimenting to see if this will increase participation. YourTurn: 1. What motivated ... More About: Blog , State
Sibling love
2007-11-03 03:52:00 You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu I’m loving my kids today and trying to look past the fact that they were pushing each other’s buttons tonight. They are both tired at the end of a big week. As they screamed and fought over such little things, ... More About: Love
Leave your light on
2007-11-02 04:23:00 Halloween has come and gone. My kids have a huge stash of candy in the kitchen to prove it. I know I greeted at least sixty trick or treaters at our door, because that’s how many treat bags my wife made and they are all gone. I had a wonderful time watching the kids bumble ... More About: Leave , Light
Strive to be Happy
2007-11-01 03:28:00 Today marks the end of the Desiderata Project. The final word goes to Mel Kaye from Attitude, The Ultimate Power. Thanks to all my guest bloggers for your participation! I have chosen to write an article on ?Strive to be Happy .? Since choosing this topic, ?Be Cheerful? has been added. ...
Be gentle with yourself
More articles from this author:2007-10-23 13:00:00 Join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger, Darlene Siddons from Spirited Boutique. Beyond a wholesome discipline, Be gentle with yourself. My first introduction to a wholesome discipline was when I was listening to Stuart Wilde’s tape series called Infinite Self on my commute each day to and from work. I learnt about doing my daily functions in a sacred manner – another way it could be said is prayerfully. When I started doing this I had to remind myself to make my movements and moments sacred and not hurried. Slow and reverent, as each thing we do everyday, all day, are things of joy and pleasure. When we/I “get” there, our life is a song – cool, peaceful and tranquil. Discipline is also know as taming the ego – so I learnt to do even the most mundane functions (dusting, dishes, taking out the trash, vacuuming) with detailed methodical sacredness, the joy of being able to them and the joy of doing them well. One of my friends called me high maintenance for man... More About: Gentle , Gent , With You 1, 2 |
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