In this episode: Getting into the swing of the semester, volleyball, scouting, hazardous kid, dove season starts, musical instruments, Allyson's meltdown, Texas Wildfires, Review of "The Help", Whole …
Scrabble Scramble
While I'm trying to instil some virtues in my crew, they are working on their sense of humor. I've been cleaning out cabinets the last couple of weeks in hopes of getting rid of stuff. We have too …
CF147: A House Divided
In this episode: Austin's questions about leadership, Unschooling, Allyson reviews the Crafty Classroom, Austin reviews Heroes Over Europe, the "Church" situation, Catholic Crossroads by Patrick …
Family Tools
Recently, I attended a conference put on by the guys from the Manager Tools Pocast. I've been listening to Mark Horstman and Mike Auzenne for years. They are truly innovators in the world of …
CF146: Rabbit Stew
In this episode: Austin burns the table, Mattie her hand, David and Austin make rabbit stew, Allyson reviews Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood, David reviews Catholic Stuff Podcast, Allyson launches a peanut …
Babies Are Smart
Today for lunch Mattie Claire had a ham and cheese samich (that's sandwich for you people who don't have kids). She wanted her "samich" and was excited to get in her highchair to eat. It took about …
CF145: Bird on a Stick
In this episode: The Sweeneys visit the Barrons, Mattie Claire gets ashes, Kathryn gets her driving permit, Bird on a Stick, Mail Bag: Coley from Florida, Petra from the Netherlands, Debi in Texas, …
Getting to Yes
The title of this article may have misled you. I'm not talking about the well known book Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. But rather, I want to talk a minute about saying 'yes' …
Simple Pleasures
The kids and I were recently away from the house for a several days. Away from school work that really should have been done, away from laundry/cooking/cleaning, away from the phone calls, the …
A Day of Glass
This was so cool, I just had to put it on the website. …