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I had the opportunity to hear Gabe Lyons at Catalyst a few years ago when he has a part of a panel speaking about his previous book, UnChristian. I didn’t ever get around to reading that book, but when I saw this book and it’s topic, I was drawn to read it. For so many…
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More on our chores
You may have noticed that putting laundry away and getting dressed are on our chore chart. We decided it was time to show Jonathan how to fold and put away his own laundry as well as pick out his own clothes and put them on. Josh sat down with Jonathan on Saturday and showed him…
Behavior / Chore Chart
Josh and I have been trying to come up with a better plan for tracking Jonathan’s chores and encouraging him to obey, have a good attitude, etc. I read this post last week about how one mom created a chore chart and thought that this might work well for Jonathan. I bought the chore chart…
“Green” Cleaning
One of the best things about “green” cleaning is that this little bundle can continue to nap in his favorite spot while I clean in the same room. I use vinegar and water to clean pretty much every hard surface in my house, adding baking soda if needed for tough jobs. Josh bought me one…
Chocolate-faced Baby
If you’re not on Twitter or Facebook, you might not have seen this… Here is the story… I got up after dinner to do something while Jonathan was finishing up his dessert. Josh had left the room as well. During cooking and meals, Jacob usually sits in his swing, which we keep in the kitchen….
Learning to Use a Calculator
I found a cheap 1st grade level Buzz Lightyear computer program for Jonathan and it arrived this past week. It is a little beyond him, but he’ll have room to grow into it. One of his favorite games so far is a marble rolling game with Jesse, the cowgirl. As he places the tracks in…
Save Money, Eat Healthy: Bread
Did you guess what food I tried to replace first? It was bread. I’ve made homemade bread in the past. It’s not hard to make by hand, just a little time consuming. I had a bread machine. Never been thrilled with it. I couldn’t get it to rise properly so it would turn out flat…
Save Money, Eat Healthy: The Beginning
One of the most frustrating things that I’ve found over the last few years in being “an adult”… It it can be difficult to eat healthy and avoid processed foods while trying to lower your grocery budget. With a small amount of effort, it is easy to find coupons and shop sales to get boxed,…
Cr-48 | Chrome OS Notebook
About a week ago, I saw through Twitter and some blogs that Google was preparing to test their Chrome OS and inviting people to apply to be beta testers. I’m already a die-hard Google user – from Gmail and Google Reader to Google Docs and Google Calendar. I live in “the cloud” for the most…
Book Review: Love at Last Sight by Kerry & Chris Shook
When the Shook’s previous book, One Month to Live, came out, our church did a series using their materials. It was an eye opening month so when I had the opportunity to read the Shook’s latest book, Love at Last Sight, I jumped on it. As before, the book is written in a 30 day,…