
Quick Draw
Week one of laundry duty is done. To say it was stellar would be less than true. We're still far from getting the hang of it. Our biggest problem - Clara (who helps me on Wednesdays and Fridays) is entirely too efficient! "Go upstairs and get your laundry. Today is...

Table Talk – Prepare Your Children, Protection and provision are not enough
Today's Table Talk is by a terrific blogger who provides interesting, insightful and relevant articles on raising kids in today's society. I hope you enjoy what he shares with us today. Thanks for walking the road with me. -Kay “Here’s the paradox: If we...

Let the Laundry Begin
As you can imagine, the laundry message floated well with a few and sunk like lead with others. When I asked them to pick their days, TTO was the first to speak. "I'll take Wednesday!" ... "I want Tuesday," chimed in Sister Save-A-Lot. "Give me Thursday," added...

Family Meeting – Laundry
As we venture down the learning the art of laundering road, a family meeting is critical. Just last week, I asked TTO to transfer some of his camp clothing from the washer to the drier and was barraged with push-back, "Not the laundry TOO!", "Is this part of that...

Finally – A Job Taker
My job postings have been available for months. Today... I finally had a taker! TTO, in need of some green stash to pay for his monthly iPhone fees came looking for an odd job or two. (Oh happy day. XBox has been put back in the box unless friends are over and...