I am, sadly, out of the loop. Or at least I was out of the loop until I downloaded this free iPad app from Bing. I originally read about this app on Cool Mom Tech. I fell in love with this app when I saw what it could do for me on the video below. You see, I have had several awkward moments of ignorance. The most recent left my friends totally dumbfounded at my lack of awareness for…
When we adopted Grant he was already 9 nine years old. We hadn’t had him for 9 days when I realized I had adopted the only Tasmanian Devil from Siberia. Grant never went to school, he lived in a village in Siberia and pretty much had always done what he wanted, when he wanted. This meant that he was used to bouncing around like a ping pong ball at every hour of the day AND night. The overactive Grant hit…
The Merrill family is not the best at sitting still. Not all of us are wiggle worms but we do have our fair share. When the children were younger, learning to sit still was a necessity for us for several reasons. We have a big family and if all five of the children were wiggling it really caused a commotion. We also went to church, a lot of extended family dinners, and banquets and if my children weren’t behaving, no…
Every August I used to get a little sick to my stomach every time I had to swipe that credit card. It literally felt hot sometimes. My credit card was on fire and it wasn’t even Christmas, it was back to school spending. And it seemed to grow in dollars congruent to the inches my children grew every year. A couple of factors came in to play – the number of children I had in school and my girls growing…
If you are like me and you think you have early-onset Alzheimer’s (not kidding, I just read the book Still Alice and it convinced me that I have Alzheimer’s) then you are often losing things like your phone, keys, sunglasses and children. Yes, children, as they get older they are always on the go, go, go. How many times have you thought, “Where is _____? She should have been home by now.” Then you call or text her to find out. …
I know without a doubt there are defining moments in my life when God is purposely trying to show me my faults. I know He does this because as a mom my errors have a huge impact on my children. This example is like a waving red flag in my mind. It is a living picture that reminds me of how easily I can discourage my children with my off-handed remarks. I am a busy mom and I tend to…