Southern Snow
March 3, 2009|Comments (28)
Imagine our wonder and surprise when we awoke to a snow-covered yard in west-central Georgia. Our children, who had never seen snow, stared open-mouthed through the windows and then shouting questions rapid-fire like caffeined-up prosecuting attorneys. “Is it wet? Cold? Soft? What will we wear? Can we touch it? What’s it made of? Is that God’s dandruff?” Okay, so I fibbed about that last one. No one asked if the snow was God’s dandruff. Read more
Homeschool and Homework Helpers
February 19, 2009|Comments (9)
For those of you whose ankle-biters have reached the age of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, telling time, vocabulary tests, and counting money — look no further! These totally rad sites have you covered be ye a homeschooling mom/dad searching for resources, a teacher who needs customized worksheets, or simply a parent who wants to give your child practice work. These sweet babies (websites) are right up your alley. Read more
Of Fast Food and Dog Poo: A Love Story
February 9, 2009|Comments (22)
How many times have we been asked how we met and fell in love? Goodness… at least a million. I mean, it’s the best question to ask a happy couple. They beam and look adoringly into each others eyes at all the right times — it’s a wonderful conversation starter. Josh and I don’t have the normal reaction to that particular line of questioning. We shuffle around the subject, blush, and generally try to avoid further discussion. Our love story did not float sweetly out of the pages of a harlequin romance novel — it fell like a tree. A tree filled with canine excrement and greasy food so gross that people order it by number then shamefully scarf it down behind tinted windows in their cars. Read more
