Lux et umbra vicissum…

When we lived out in Bristow, we had an absolutely fabulous pediatrician.  Actually, there were two doctors in the practice by the time we moved, and we liked both of them.  They were excellent doctors, and also excellent organizers.  By that, I mean that they limited their patient base to a number that allowed them […]

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I hate fungus.  Well, that’s not entirely true.  I love mushrooms on pizza, in meatloaf, on salads, etc.  They’re healthy and yummy.  I would say that if you start eating them, even if you don’t like them at first, they can grow on you. But they shouldn’t grow on you. I don’t remember having problems […]

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I thought I had it made this morning. When we got to church and I went in with the four littlest to drop them off at their classes, the four year old went in perfectly happily. “Wow!” I thought. “No fireworks this morning, no having to coerce or bribe her… progress!” HA!

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… of laundry, that is. A load by any other name would smell as stinky. Sometimes it’s a literal stink (I mean, we’re dealing with small children here remember). Other times it’s more of a figurative stench. You know, that “Didn’t I just wash these same clothes a couple days ago?” smell. The “Whoever crossbred […]

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