Duh.

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What type of Mother Hen Are You?
by Montessorimom.com: Educational Resource

I am also a basketball mom hen. I know this because my seven-year-old is never, ever without a basketball in his hands. And he's shooting free throws in the basement pretty much every waking hour. And I keep getting nasty-grams from the Homeowner's Association because Mike moves the hoop out of the driveway to the very private street  so the boys can play and then leaves town before he moves it back. Hello? It's heavy. I know it doesn't belong there but can you cut me some slack? And besides, did you notice the throng of kids around it all the time? I'm entertaining the neighborhood. Would you rather they hang around street corners?  Oh, let them play in the backyard, you say? Well they do. When there isn't ice all over the backyard. And then they tear up the grass playing soccer and football. And then I get nasty-grams about the grass being bare.I'm a soccer mom and if I were to leave this neighborhood, it would spare the Mean Homeowner's Association Militant Mom with the Clipboard a whole lot of paper. And it would leave some kids impoverished.

 

Works for me, too...

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...right down to the pediatric nurse. And I'll see Danielle's hungry and add tired. As in haven't slept more than four hours in more nights than I can count. Would everybody stop coughing and waking the baby, already? Either that, or volunteer to nurse her back to sleep.

Hungry, tired, and so it begins. So often, we set out to plan our Lent and pick our penances, but God has a different plan. His idea is always better and always offers us a greater opportunity to grow.
Still, I think food and sleep are necessary for growth, aren't they? Just a little?

If You're Looking for the Message Board...

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For all the people Googling and trying to find the 4Real Message Board forums, the address is http://4real.thenetsmith.com. No www. I don't know why. I just listen to my dear and faithful friend The Netsmith and do what he tells me. He says no "www." And if you're looking for 4reallearning.com, it isn't there any more. If there's a particular article you want, email me and I'll put it up here or send it to you. For the booklist, go here or here (check the sidebar for each year). A major revision of the booklist is underway--pray I finish before my children are grown;-)

Edited to add: The message board is down this morning. Check back later:-)

Paradise Lost

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"In the end, it was not the evil things on the Internet, not even thearguments and negativity, but rather the good things that bogged me down. So many, many good things. Pictures of decorated houses, libraries, recipes, book suggestions (this alone has been enough to almost drown me), crafts, knitting, aprons, sewing, frugality, weather, poetry, audio files, friends, homeschooling suggestions, music and the ideas, the wonderful, wonderful ideas."  Read the whole post here.