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Sherwood Family Nonsense
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We're a diplomatic family traveling the world. Dad represents the US government in Baku, while the rest of us (Mom and four children) stay home living off his largesse.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 620 )
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One O'clock Church, Bane of My Sunday
It's Sunday night, seven-thirty, and Brandon is putting the children to bed. Shrieks, giggles, and shouts drift through the wall as he supervises teeth-brushing... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Friday Night Hijinks
Friday night is date night at our house. Friday used to be pizza night and Saturday was date night. That was back when our children were less aware of the fact... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Boy, That is a LOT of People
While we were at the family reunion, we had the Zieglers, husband and wife photography team come to take pictures. In the last family photo that included all... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
A Sigh of Relief
Wednesday morning I exercised. I did it again on Thursday, and despite the protests from my sore muscles, I finished off the week with a three-mile run on... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Party Time
When I mention (casually, if that's actually possible) to new acquaintances that I homeschool my children they usually ask whether I give everyone a summer... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Just in Case I'm Missing Baku
This just came in my email, unbidden. I guess I've been writing too many blog posts about my bathroom experiences. I'm devastated that it's six months until... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Desperate Measures
A few days after Eleanor was born, my kind neighbor (who has five children herself) brought over dinner. Her baby had grown out of their swing and did we need... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Random Pictures
Edwin is very fond of Eleanor. He gives her 'letters' that he has written, sneaks into our room to cover her with his green blanket, and makes sure that she... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Collard Greens and Cheese Grits
So I'm not much of a vegetable eater. Just like Tommy, I'd much rather have a cookie than fruit for a snack. My favorite snack after school when I was thirteen... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Blog Hopping, the Adult Digital Version of Chain Letters
So I like to pretend that I am writing to an audience of one: me. When I started this blog, I made it as private as possible without actually needing a... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Buy One Holiday, Get One Free
Today is Fathers' Day. Monday was Brandon's birthday. It's a really, really good thing that Brandon is an incredibly easy-going husband because this year has no... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Kindles and Babies
I've been reading a lot lately. I've read more books in the last six weeks than I've read in the last six months. When you have to spend an hour or more... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
On Having Five Children
Recently a friend asked how it was having five children. I paused and thought to myself for a minute. I turned to her, "I really can't say yet. Get back to me i... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
A Very Boring Update, with No Pictures
So I thought that I was very clever. After having four children, I felt that I deserved to be clever - getting four children successfully through babyhood... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Happy Birthday, Sophia
It's a good thing that Sophia has recently decided to become remarkably even-tempered (most days, anyway) because her birthday this year wasn't quite as fun as... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Mother's Day
For Mother's Day this year, Eleanor started the gift-giving early. She waited until 4:00 to wake me up. To those of you who haven't had a newborn baby, that... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Welcome, Baby Eleanor!
Just in case any of you were wondering, we did finally have a baby. It didn't work exactly according to plan, but we still had a baby all the same. I did end... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
With a Cherry on Top
So far, my life has been tragedy-free. This, of course, means that I just haven't been alive long enough but I'm still happy to have thirty-two years under my... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
The Last Hurrah
So, just in case you missed the news, I'm having a baby this week. Like all things that involve waiting a long time (like more than a month) for, it's incredibl... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING -
One Week
So this baby is due in one week. Despite the fact that I've never gone into labor on my own and never even felt a real contraction without having an IV needle... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING