Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
I wish this were an April Fools Day post. Out on the main thoroughfare through Angelborough, we have a new billboard proclaiming that judgment day is coming on May 21st. “The Bible Guarantees It!” Alone in the car (well, with…
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Last library day, as I gathered together all the detritus that needed to return to its library home in order to keep our nickels safe, Kiddo#3 had a great idea. We love penguins in this house. Therefore we would get…
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I made a hat for someone specific, and when I was finished, I second-guessed myself. I’m not sure if she’ll like it or want it or think it’s burdensome. And yes, we’re in spring now, but there will be other…
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On Saturday, I heard that my favorite author had died. Rest in peace, Diana Wynne Jones. May perpetual light shine upon her. On March 2nd, I had a very strong urge to write fan mail to Diana Wynne Jones, to…
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This morning at the bus stop, I said to the other families, “You guys need to do something funny. I need a blog topic.” The other parents there have spent serious time in contemplation, pondering whether they did something awful…
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For Deep Theological Question number seven, I ask this: are there caterpillars in Heaven? We’ve previously established that it’s in conformity with Judeo-Christian thinking to believe there are animals in Heaven. We see horses in Revelation, and Ivy told us…
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The first update regards our squirrel who moved house. One week after I saw the mom squirrel moving her babies to a nest in another tree, I returned to the same spot and looked up to find…the original tree had…
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My publisher has offered a one-day 50% discount on all its books. That would bring The Boys Upstairs down to $2.25, so if you were holding out for a deal…I think this is about as low as they’re ever going…
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To continue yesterday’s Weird Al thread, while I was scanning my iTunes library to find Weird Al songs my daughter might like to hear, she suddenly said, “Christmas At Ground Zero?” Not thinking about it, I clicked on the song….
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My Patient Husband woke me up this morning with, “In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I made Irish Cream coffee.” Try wrapping your head around that while waking up. I had trouble. Now I have Irish friends who walk around…
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