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Aug 18, 2008

With enough espresso, even I could be an Olympian

After watching the Olympics for a number of years now, I’ve begun to notice an interesting phenomenon. Seeing athletes of this caliber perform on a world stage with such seeming

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Aug 11, 2008

Wheat harvest, cousins, and games on the farm make good memories

A less common sight in this area is a wheat field. Every time I pass one and see those golden stalks waving in the breeze, I am instantly transported back

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Aug 04, 2008

This is a sugar bowl and this is a vegetable plant

With a combined 44 years of parenting under my belt, you would think that any naïve and idealistic views I once had about the job would have been skewered by

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Jul 30, 2008

Another day, another circus stunt

Here’s the deal. Yesterday evening when I went out to grill chicken, Little Apache #3 was heading out with me. When I told him to grab the matches, he said,

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Jul 28, 2008

A mother’s endurance will be rewarded

In the beginning, a mother endures sleepless nights and a demanding infant who dominates her schedule. Her world is filled with countless feedings and fresh spit-up on her shoulder not

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Jul 21, 2008

Diaper changing should be an Olympic sport

At our house, the countdown to the Olympics provokes two distinctly different reactions. One of us sits poised, panting with excitement on the edge of her seat in anticipation of

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Jul 18, 2008

Results are in – weeding does cause legal blindness

Take, for instance, weeds. Yesterday I sent the middle two out to clean out the garden. After having weeded for me many times in the past, you’d think they would

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Jul 16, 2008

And the jury is…

Why, doggone it, can mothers never take a break from crisis praying, huh?? Always a fire to put out, or a fire that was just put out, or a fire

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Jul 15, 2008

The Schrocks have a strange notion about what is considered “good news” lately

X-ray called yesterday and said that Jordan has a Bennett fracture and needs to see an orthopedist. Hopefully this means a cast and no surgery. If you want to see

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Jul 14, 2008

They Don’t Need That Mirror Anyway

I know this to be true because the men of the family played out this very scenario before our eyes on the Fourth. Instead of 3 men and 7 boys,

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