They got shot

My kids got shot today. Don’t worry, it was the H1N1 flu shot. After talking with my husband, we decided to go ahead and get the kids vaccinated. Today was one of three clinics for kids and high risk adults. We had the option of the live nasal spray or the deadened shot. I let [...]

What about boys’ clothes?

My son is growing fast. He’s outgrown just about all his clothes this fall. Last month, we went to WalMart to buy him some new clothes. I don’t like buying boy’s everyday clothes (especially pants) at thrift stores because they wear out so fast that by the second time around, they are almost threadbare already. [...]

Know what you believe

Recent commenters have made me consider beliefs. How well you can explain and defend your beliefs is a good indicator of how strong you believe in something (either for or against). This is true of everything from little daily things like why you like a certain shampoo, to your political opinions, and finally your [...]

Sticker chart

A couple of weeks ago, someone left a soccer table (fooseball?) at the freecycle area. Wow! It was in good condition, so I brought it home. Richard had been having trouble getting his schoolwork done in a reasonable amount of time without tons of frustration and pestering by me and my husband. He’s also been [...]

Halloween whitewash

In 2 weeks, many in this country, especially children and young adults, will celebrate Halloween. It’s on a Saturday this year so there are even more parties planned. Some may truly be for evil, but many are “harmless fun”.
I want to discuss the whitewash that Halloween is “harmless fun”. Whitewash is used to cover over [...]

Fitness update 2009 #15, A full pantry

This weekend we went grocery shopping. No big deal you say? Wrong! We haven’t been grocery shopping since August except quick trips now and then as we fancied something we wanted to eat. As a result, our pantry was pretty bare. Also, we wanted to get enough food to last until December. Like many other [...]

Unequal separation

Originally separation of church and state was meant to keep the state from meddling in the affairs of the church. It was to keep the state from enacting or enforcing any church memberships upon citizens. People were to be free to worship as they saw best, not the way the state directed. It was for [...]

Homeschool socialization

But what about socialization? This is a major concern of those who don’t homeschool. Their concern is that by not being around same age peers most of their day, homeschool children will somehow become social misfits, unable to function around others.
In fact, the opposite is true. Homeschool children aren’t limited to only same age peers, [...]

Labor Day

Tomorrow is Labor Day. A day which we honor workers here in the US. Mostly it is for union members as a way to show solidarity and thanks. I don’t like unions in their current, modern incarnation and consider them very un-Christian. However, that isn’t the point of this post. This post is to ponder [...]

NIV to be revised

According to a news release Wednesday on SRN News the NIV Bible will be revised.
Once again, they are wanting to change some words to be more gender inclusive and contemporary. They have tried this in the past and faced stiff resistance. The last revision of this sort (in the mid 1980’s) became the Today’s [...]