She wanted a pink bedroom, so I bought pink paint. Then she wanted a purple bedroom, so I bought purple paint. Then she wanted both, so I gave her a two-tone room, with opposite walls of each color. Then she wanted a real bed instead of just a mattress...

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I'm getting emails from people who think I've gone insane. They ask, "Why would you leave your family for months and months to walk across the country?" I should've been more specific. It will take me only six days to walk across...

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Walking through the grocery store, my son pointed to this food display and said, "They're telling us that eating makes you fat." The point of the marketing campaign was clearly that having a mouthful of Sara Lee products will bring joy to...

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How can you resist such happy food? My wife made these jello slices in orange peels because she's just clever like that. Speaking of food that will make you happy, I have the winners of the Sunsweet Dried Pineapple Giveaway from a few weeks ago! ...

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When we started homeschooling three years ago, my son and I took over a corner of the family room with a couple of desks and a small shelf. That cozy space served its purpose well during those first two years when it was just him and me. We knew a...
Topics: homeschooling

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