by Alison on June 29, 2010
While I was weeding…
Grace, curiously- “What on earth is that?”
Jaron, matter-of-factly- “It’s probably rabbit poop.”
Liberty, casually- “Oh, it’s good.”
Grace, incredulously- “You’ve tried it?!?!”
Me- “Please do not eat rabbit poop.”
Liberty- “I meant for the plants…”
Grace- “Ooooh. yeah, right, it’s good for the plants.”
I’m really glad we cleared that up, because I gag at the thought of [...]

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Kid Quotes
by Alison on June 28, 2010
Because there were so many sweet ones…
431. thankful for a break in the rain…
432. getting over (at least on that day) my tendency to give up too easily when things are looking like they may not work out
433. taking a chance, and taking a day trip, rain or no rain (my sweet children were so [...]

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getting out,
Multitude Monday
by Alison on June 26, 2010
We took a chance, and made a dash to a local berry farm during a break in all of the rain that has been soaking the Formerly Frozen Tundra…

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getting out
by Alison on June 24, 2010
We have used so many different kinds of flash cards over the years. That sort of makes it sound like we’re flash card heavy around here, and we really aren’t. We do try to use a wide variety of materials to introduce new concepts and to review concepts, everything from numbers, to colors, types of [...]

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Home School,
math,
numbers,
printables
by Alison on June 22, 2010
Linked to Sweet Shot Tuesday @ life with my 3 boybarians.
*** Gracie had NO audible wheezing at this morning’s follow-up visit to her pediatrician!! She will remain on asthma controller meds and allergy meds for a while. She has a consult with an allergist later this week, and we will be seeing a new chiropractor [...]

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Sweet Shot Tuesdays
by Alison on June 21, 2010
Mercy was playing on the table (yes, I know, I said on, because she was) with the potato heads and some rubber duckies, when I heard a concerned “Mom, get your coffee off the table!”
Seconds before, I had noticed how close she was to my 3/4ths full cup of morning coffee. I was already moving [...]

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asthma,
Lifestyle Learning,
Multitude Monday
by Alison on June 20, 2010
Springs of Living Water
by John W. Peterson, 1921-
I thirsted in the barren land of sin and shame,
And nothing satisfying there I found;
But to the blessed cross of Christ one day I came,
Where springs of living water did abound.
CHORUS
Drinking at the springs of living water,
Happy now am I,
My soul they satisfy;
Drinking at the springs of living water,
O wonderful [...]

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hymns,
Sunday Hymn
by Alison on June 19, 2010
Breathing much better, though still easily winded and a bit wheezy, Gracie is “finally free from that jail!”
He, he, jail, huh?
“Well, they wouldn’t let me go!”

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asthma,
Life With Asthma
by Alison on June 18, 2010
“Yep, I know you do honey, I want you to go home too!”
Updates:
6/18 9:45 pm, settling in to sleep, 93% O2 on “room air”! Now if she can just keep it up there for the night… We’re hoping she can go home tomorrow, the earlier the better.
10:30 pm, sleeping soundly, holding steady at 92%! Go, [...]

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asthma,
Life With Asthma
by Alison on June 17, 2010
(the note to remind me to pick up her black bear)
I hear “maybe she’ll grow out of it soon” a lot. I have the hopeful thought myself, frequently. She still could grow out of it, but the present reality is that Gracie has landed herself in the hospital something like 10 times in the past [...]

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asthma,
Life With Asthma