… is the number of things my little Brady is allergic to. Ugh. Many big changes in store around here. Anyone have millions of dollars to donate to a grocery fund?

Today’s the day. It could change our lives forever.
I’m probably being a bit over-dramatic…
Today, we get the results of Brady’s allergy test. We’ll know everything he’s allergic to (or to which he’s allergic. Take your pick.)
I’m waiting to do my grocery shopping ’til after his appointment. No use filling the cupboards with tempting stuff. Please [...]

We’re at it again. There really is no end in sight to the fun we (try to) create around here.
Tonight is no exception: Family Camp Out Night!! Woo-Hooo!!
We’re pushing the coffee table aside (ironically, it’s never used for coffee anyway) and making way for the sleeping bags. The homemade pizza dough is rising now and [...]

We recently bought a deck of Uno cards. My two oldest boys are at the stage where they love to play games, but aren’t quite old enough to play them independently.
Uno is a bit more tolerable than some games out there targeted at kids only. Right?
Here’s the issue. When it came time to play, Nate [...]

Here’s a tip for moms that will save a few pennies. (Can’t we all use a few extra pennies about now?)
I hate spending money on coloring books. The kids rush though each page, tear it out to show someone, then it ends up on the floor and eventually in the trash. Seems like such a [...]

While doing school today, Andy was working on a sequence worksheet. It sort of had an agriculture theme. Apples go from the tree, to the store, to your house and into a pie… that sort of thing.
One row showed eggs. “Andy, where do the eggs come from?*” I asked.
While he was pointing at the drawing [...]

Our girl Evan is one friendly little thing. She can’t pass up the opportunity to look at her “dista” (sister) and scream — in a drawn out way — “Hiiiiiiiiii!”
She loves Ferris and has been known to repeatedly climb into her sister’s bed, only to step on Ferris’ head in an effort to climb back out.
Her [...]

One Bible passage that I’ve always found very interesting is Proverbs chapter 6. In it, God reveals the “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him” (verse 16).
The list is specific and thought provoking. The last part of the list, though, says the thing that is an abomination unto [...]

I’m sorry.
There… I said it. I feel better already.
Some of you have left clever, witty comments recently and they have been deleted. Again, I am so sorry. The current format of my blog doesn’t do well with mass editing of spam comments and somehow sometimes includes ones already marked “approved.”
I hate that. So… much to [...]

My idea for Works-For-Me-Wednesday this week isn’t super original, but I can’t remember where I first got the idea, so I’m passing it along.
Ever reach a point where the stuff in your house seems to be closing in on you and the clutter is growing faster than your family (which, in my house, is lightning [...]