Wife, mom, writer, Christ-follower, reader, knitter, baker... writing about life in general and everything that goes along with it.
From the monthly archives:
I can not remember a time when I didn’t enjoy reading. When I was really little, it was Dr. Seuss books. (I especially loved There’s a Wocket in My Pocket and Wacky Wednesday - they must have appealed to my budding appreciation for the bizarre.) As I grew, I found endless pleasure [...]
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It’s that time of year again. The time of year when, like my friend Jennifer, I start thinking about my schedule, my goals, things I need to get done around the house. There’s something about the start of school and the slight crispness to the morning air that turns my mind toward organization [...]
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On the top shelf of my closet, where children are never permitted to look, there is…a stash. A stash of inexpensive little gifts that I’ve bought here and there and secreted away for a rainy day. Or a snowy one. Or a special one. Or a just plain boring one. [...]
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I got an email today from a friend whose son started kindergarten yesterday. She admitted to me that as the bus pulled away from their driveway, she cried as if he were shipping out to sea instead of traveling the couple miles to school. What if there was a problem with the bus? [...]
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Do you ever feel like your brain is going to simply explode? Yes, me too. And it’s usually because I have a mile-long mental list of things that I really need to do, things that I’ve been procrastinating about, things I’m worrying about, things I told someone I would do but haven’t yet [...]
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L. loves his big brother so much. All C. has to do is cross L.’s line of vision, and he breaks into a huge smile. This is my favorite picture from this week:
How cute is that?
[Okay, gushy mommy moment over...carry on.]
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Welcome to the first ever Callapidder Game Review! Thanks for stopping by. This week’s game:
Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride is my top pick for “Game to replace Monopoly at your family’s game table.” It’s a terrific game for the whole family - perfect for 3-5 players, and kids as young as 6 [...]
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C. starts second grade next week, and I think he’s a tiny bit apprehensive. His two best friends are in the “other second grade,” and although he does know several kids who will be in his class, there’s always the whole who-will-be-friends-with-who thing to work out at the beginning of the year [Grammar note: [...]
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It was late August, 1995, and my dad was at home. Only he wasn’t puttering around, working on some household project. He wasn’t sitting at the breakfast table with his large-print Bible and magnifying glass, his glaucoma-strained eyes poring over God’s word. He wasn’t dozing in the recliner, snoring to the accompaniment [...]
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I bought some health food today at the grocery store. Oh yes I did. Here - I’ll even show you a picture of it.Not health food, you say? Oh, but I beg to differ. Right there, on the front of the package (where the manufacturers would surely never print a lie), [...]
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