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The Good, The Bad, and the, well, the Ugly

by Kay | Apr 1, 2010 | around the house

April has been slotted for yard duty. I’m as hesitant about this as I was about our March meal month… but these kids need to learn the ins and outs of maintaining and caring for the outside of the house as much as the inside. So, in the same way we started...

Overheard in the Wyma house…

by Kay | Mar 30, 2010 | around the house

“That looks like pea,” matter-of-factly observed Slow Walker as he poured chicken broth into the crock-pot. Okay, first of all, he was right. Secondly, he wasn’t “Slow Walker” at all today. He actually had a great attitude, despite the...

March Meal Madness

by Kay | Mar 29, 2010 | around the house

Our March Meal Month concludes this week. Thankfully, like the beds and bathroom clutter, the kids think that its business as usual (well, everyone except the teen who is tiring quickly of all the “WORK!”) … so we will be keeping it up for a little...

2 Weeks of Dinner Down…

by Kay | Mar 15, 2010 | around the house

Overheard in the Wyma house during the last 2 weeks: “This is a lot harder than I thought it would be.” “We’re the only kids that have to do this.” “I’m going to Chick-Fil-A for my night. I’ll buy my dinner and a french...

A Night of Firsts

by Kay | Mar 10, 2010 | around the house

Tonight our 11-year old daughter excitedly embraced her role as Chef. She has been looking forward to this particular meal since the day we floated the idea of the kids taking over dinner time. She wouldn’t share her secret menu with our family, but apparently...

Dollar Dockin’ Day

by Kay | Mar 9, 2010 | around the house

I should have known when the third egg splattered in the same way the two preceding companions exploded into the bowl of buttermilk that pancakes and a grumpy 7-yr-old was probably not a good combination. The harder he tried, the more disastrous the outcome …...