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When the 1 year old Nicholas wet his pants just before nap time I simply put a new diaper on him and laid him down to rest. When he woke up from his nap and headed out side (still pant-less) to play with the big kids, I did not pretend that I didn’t notice and…
Mark and I have been married for 14 years, so he recently did not ask me if I spelled my name with an -ey or just -y. The children and I were not able to convince him that our almost five year old was getting ready to turn four and I’m not wondering if he’s…
As we were eating our dinner of chicken, vegetables and brown rice on Wednesday one of the children did not say, “Mom, it looks like there is a worm in my rice.” If someone had discovered a worm in their rice it would certainly have been a figment of their imagination and not an actual…
I have not considered dedicating a whole blog post to some of the odd things that I pull out of the washing machine paper diapers (yuck), acorns, rocks, shells, fistfuls of mud, pens, crayons, batteries, balls, a walkie talkie, remote control, Little People, cars, a yo-yo, real bugs, etc. I am not continually amazed at…
Just after I had gotten Nicholas ready for bed one of the children spilled water all over the floor. I did not grab the jeans that I’d just taken off of Nicholas and proceed to mop up the puddle. I always use the proper tool for the job. Mark got the kids a special treat,…
Feel free to link up your 90 Day Challenge post here. We feed our children daily, so there is no way that Nicholas (1) would feels the need to EAT his toys. We would not allow Colby (3) to pick up a bowl of M & M’s and lick the entire top layer of them. …
Our two youngest boys are not beginning to team up to get into trouble. They did not get together and unwrap some of the Christmas gifts that are already under the tree. We do not allow trouble makers in our house. (Anyone want two boys age 1 and 3?) Typically when I have an OB…
Colby did not convince himself that the cable that comes out of the wall in our basement was a “huge, scary spider”. He did not refuse to go downstairs without a big kid for WEEKS and each time he came up stairs he would not describe to me in vivid detail just how large and…
I did not sit and watch Nicholas (1 1/2) run toward the coffee table, trip, fall and smack his face into the edge of the table chipping both of his front teeth before realizing what was happening and jumping up to help him. Nope, I always have that “mommy sense”, know what is coming next…
While playing Candyland with Colby (3) and Savannah (4), I realized that perhaps Colby got a little too much “Star Wars” viewing time during our small family weekend . When Colby drew the Queen Frostine card and did not say, “Look momma, Princess Leah”. When Colby left the dinner table to use the bathroom, he…
Hi, I'm Kimberly. I'm a homeschooling mom of 11 and here on Raising Olives I share about what I've learned; tips, ideas and some of the ups and downs of managing a home and raising children for the glory of God.
