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FFYF: Stinky Basement Edition

So, our office is in the basement of the house, and we’re blessed to have a bathroom down here as well. Having a bathroom below grade means a special pump and venting system for waste. For some reason, every year about this time the sewage gasses escape up the...

FFYF: Whoopsy-Daisy Edition

Happy (belated) Fun For Your Friday, Heroes! Yesterday was the last day of insanity for the summer, in which we cleaned up after Community Vacation Bible School (over 240 participants and nearly 150 volunteers) and then crashed after a little cleaning around the...

FFYF: Position of Power Edition

(Editor’s note: I’m SO sorry to our usual contributors for not getting FFYF published these past few weeks. Life has been….crazy. Getting better now! The older boys and a friend went swimming in our pool the other day. By “pool” I mean...

FFYF: Relaxed Breathing Edition

Good Friday, Heroes! This week I had to give a presentation on social media to some local business people, so much of my time early on was spent trying to get the Prezi just right. The class was later in the afternoon, and by about lunchtime I was getting pretty...

How to Annoy an 8-Year-Old

Having a little fun today…one of the great rewards of parenting is being ever so slightly irritating. Heh. Or maybe that’s just my twisted sense of humor. 1. When they go into a bathroom shout, “Hit the water!!!” 2. Let their older siblings stay home while...