Taking Grace

November 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

Because my darling daughter woke me at 5am (make that 4am with daylight savings) I am in need of Grace. Grace to not be angry. Grace to not be cranky. And Grace to forgive my sweet child for waking mommy at an unGodly hour on what I consider to be a Godly day. I ask… read more

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"Bad Idea Lindley"

November 1, 2013 3 Comments

Every so often a person enters into our home and John likes to call her “Bad Idea Lindley”. I personally think a better name might be “Spontaneous Adventuresome Lindley” – but Tomato/Tom-ah-to I suppose… For now we will just go with John’s moniker. “Bad Idea Lindley” might or might not be responsible for things such… read more

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London Calling

October 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

As a girl who has always lived close to home – I envy those who “cross the pond” to explore lands unknown. I recently spent an afternoon catching up with my friend Cathy Dishner who writes the blog Modern Expat Family. She regaled me with stories of her trials and tribulations after transporting her family… read more

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Golden Gourds

October 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

I rarely have time – but I must admit that I adore reading about DIY projects. The simplest of the projects I admire are the ones I attempt at home. I am also always drawn to the ones I can get my kids involved with. As previously noted here I adore child labor. While in… read more

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Secrets

October 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

Secretly I wish my kids could wear small (somewhat stylish) collars that shock them ever so lightly (enough to make them stop but not enough to really hurt them) every time they whine. Is that bad? Secretly I hope that one day John drops one of his gargantuan wooden shoe trees onto his big toe… read more

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Falling For…

October 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

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PSA

October 21, 2013 Leave a Comment

I’m a bookie. I love reading – and I especially love the feel of an old-fashioned paper book in my hands. Since starting the blog I have found myself logging many hours at my local library. I spend hours typing away in the company of others bibliophiles in search of books, kid-free space, and quiet… read more

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Oops!

October 17, 2013 1 Comment

My “editor in chief” pointed out that yesterday’s post was not clear. Please do click on the bolded words in each sentence to see what I’ve been reading… I think you’ll enjoy them. image: betype.com

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The Weekly

October 16, 2013 1 Comment

tumblr {Click the bolded words for my favorite links of the week.} Start with this. Holy dear lord – I was laughing so hard at a few of these notes that I almost cried… #9? I mean come on… I would love to have one of these coins turn up in my change… This pie had… read more

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Best Books: The Snatchabook

October 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Guess who? When I was young there was a rule in our household. With toys and candy there were reasonable limits, but with books the sky was the limit. My mom couldn’t imagine limiting our access to reading so she very rarely declined a  request to buy books. I remember waiting with bated breath each… read more

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