Things I’ve Learned from Living in the Country…

…which you’d think would have been obvious before.
1. If you live on a dirt road in a particularly windy geographical area, you will be dusting much more often. Much, much more often. Particularly in warm weather, when the windows are open.
2. Goats are great for eating weeds. But they don’t know the [...]

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Dieting Irritations

I realize that cutting back on calories and getting up early to exercise makes me more irritable than usual.  Perhaps that’s why it’s been relatively simple for me to make the following list of fitness-specific irritants.
1.  Perky people on exercise videos.  I’ve only been able to handle my Tae-Bo video one time, and it’s not [...]

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They’re Listening

I have recently decided that I will never again talk on the cell phone while driving.  Colorado Highway Patrol should issue a notice that the roads around here are a whole lot safer now as a direct result of my decision.  I’ve tried driving-while-gabbing a few times and, without fail, I wind up doing something [...]

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For Better or Worse, Pregnant

One of the nifty things about WordPress is that I can see what search engine terms have led people to this blog. Sometimes the terms are obvious (”Mike Huckabee,” “encourage my husband,” “easy meatballs”). Other times, they’re just plain weird (”deodorant gift?” Please, people, don’t give each other deodorant for a gift!).
Last [...]

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Why I Love to Teach

I got into teaching purely by accident. My husband is the one who felt called to teach. I was not interested. I spent all my days home schooling our girls, which I loved. But I had no desire to attempt to capture and hold the attention of more than, say, [...]

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Couldn’t Have Said It Better

Please read this beautiful post from Laura.

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