A radio story this week highlighted the benefits of calling your mom. According to the story, talking to your mom is an excellent way to relieve stress! Upon hearing the story, Patrick turned to me and said with a smile: “You should be extremely relaxed!” I guess my multiple conversations a day with my…
The weather in Northern Virginia has been hot, humid, and downright unbearable this week. We’ve been spending all of our time either in the air-conditioning or in the pool. This evening as we exited a local store, Connor looked at me and said, “Mommy, the weather today is not human!” It turns out, he meant…
Tonight at dinner, Patrick and I were playing 20 Questions with the boys. It was my turn to answer questions posited by Patrick and the boys as they tried to guess what was on my mind: Dick Dastardly (the villain from the Wacky Races cartoons; a favorite of a young Patrick and now of the…
Ryan and Connor bought Mother’s Day flowers for me at the last AWANA Store Night. They were so excited when they picked them up and presented them to me following AWANA on Sunday. They were very secretive, whispering behind my back, rushing me out of their meeting rooms, and smiling way too big… and since…
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~Paul Sweeney In an age where the vow “to have and to hold from this day forward… until death do us part” holds less and less meaning, I am grateful for the example of my…
“But what about socialization?” I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard that question, don’t you? It’s one of the most commonly asked questions related to homeschooling, and in my mind one of the easiest to answer. Our boys have participated in Cub Scouts, AWANA, Sunday School, Classical Conversations, ice skating lessons,…