Wednesday Weirdness that Works

It's weird. . . . . 

 

but it works!!

I've read about them for a while, but never got up the nerve to do it.

It's. .  . . .a neti pot!

Down with a nasty sinus infection this week, I finally got the moxie to give it a try. 

Wow!  It works!

So. . . if you have a sinus infection, and you don't mind the feeling of "I just jumped in a pool and have water up my nose. . . ."

Give it a try. 

Now that's MY kind of Easter Egg Hunt!

 For all my homeschooling friends. . . . . . . (ok, if you're not homeschooling, you might like this, too!)

Tonight I was JUST about to head to bed when I stumbled upon a mention of an "Easter Egg Hunt" on a neat curriculum website:  CurrClick.

They're having a spring "contest" - find the mystery Easter Eggs on their website, and when you click on the egg, you are rewarded with a free, downloadable pdf e-book on a whole variety of subjects - one of them is even for Miquon Math's Orange book!  There are e-book of stories, a unit study on the Human Body (Hannah's going to LOVE that one), Easter devotional ideas and crafts, early learning. . . . . .you get the idea.  I think I found 14 of them!

Great, bargain-hunting fun!  Plus, as an added benefit, I've discovered a nifty new website.

Because, you know, I need to spend MORE time on the internet.  Yeah.  That's the ticket.

Go over and check it out!

(If you're lazy, like me, a sweet Mama on The Well-Trained Mind Forum listed out where all the Easter Eggs are. . . . . . . . . but feel free to have fun finding them all yourself!)

Overheard In My House, Episode 6

It's Saturday morning. . . . . . the family is happily munching away on oatmeal pancakes, when I notice that the usual meal chatter has been replaced by an eerie silence.

I venture a comment:

Me:  "Everyone must be hungry this morning- it sure is quiet right now!"

Nathaniel:  "It's not in my head."

Emily:  "WHAT?"

Nathaniel:  "I'm talking in my head."


(If you know my son, you'd know that out of our five children - including 4 girls - you'd know that he is by far and away the most talkative of the bunch!  Which was why the silence was truly eerie. . . . )

Overheard In My House, Episode 5

Amy:  "Mom, when I grow up and get a farm, we'll have a cow.  And I'll hold the bucket, while you squeeze the gutters."

Me:  "Gutters?"

Amy:  "YOU know, Mom - gutters are where you get the milk!"

Wordless Wednesday - Yarn Bombing Edition

 

what in the world is this????

(mostly) Wordless Wednesday -Home Improvement Edition

Listaholics Anonymous

Hello, my name is Heather, and I'm a listaholic.


"Hi, Heather!"

There, I admitted it.  I'm addicted to lists.

In my head, on paper, on my Google home page, on a white board.   Especially on a white board.

I've even been known to do a chore that's NOT on my list, then write it down and cross it off.

Sick, I know.

But see, here's the thing:  as a mom, and a homeschooling mom at that, much of my work is never done.

Wake, dress, feed, school, drive, clean, love, hug, read, sleep.  Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

And my lists?  They take me to that Happy Place.  You know, the "Hey!  I did something!" place.

I even have one dear friend whose husband gave her great advice;  instead of focusing on what you didn't get done in your day, focus on what you did accomplish.  Even if it's along the lines of, "changed 6 stinky diapers" or "trained 5-year old not to talk with mouth full". 

The biggest danger for me, however, is making an idol out of My List.  Putting My List ahead of the people in my life.  The precious souls that God has given to me, to impact for His glory, to love in His name.   I'm constantly tempted to focus on the "things" that need doing and not the people who need loving.

So now, if you'll excuse me. . . . I have a 5-year old who would really like to hear a story.

And besides. . . . . .

(Blogging is not on my list!!!)