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Happy Mother’s Day, Internets

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I got a surprise a little early, would you like to see it? Well, ha ha….you don’t really have a choice. Hubby and the boys treated me to these beauties and I just had to share a pic. C’mon back...

A Little Self-Involved

I’ve been thinking. A lot. I don’t know if I mentioned that I was going to SOBCon09 this past weekend. Do you remember that from last year? SOBCon is a blogging conference; it’s the brainchild of Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker and this was the 3rd...

I Wonder if They Know

Every week we go to the library and the younger boys pick out picture books for use at our daily story time. Right after I finish a story, Captain Earthquake will sigh a tiny sigh of contentedness. I wonder if he knows I’ve noticed it. Whenever any of the boys...

Definitely Feeling the Minority Status

So, I’m in the middle of reading a blog post or two while the boys get their books out for afternoon lessons. TechnoBoy and The Mercenary have decided for some reason to work on their physical humor. This includes pretending to hit a post and falling to the...

Guns and Kids, revisited

I asked last year for opinions and practices on having guns in the home. If you haven’t seen that one, do read it; the comments are fantastic. I grew up in a home that was very anti-hunting and somewhat anti-gun. Definitely anti-violence, that’s for sure....