Yeah – I know.  I just wrote about this topic recently – reminiscing about a Walmart bathroom incident when Curly was little.  Didn’t realize just how much the “poop theme” would continue in this mom’s life… Little Man has spent a few nights in Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.  After a dr visit Thursday – we were referred to a local ER, but after several hours there, we...

School is getting into full swing around here.  Some schools in the state started last week – and most in our area are starting today and tomorrow. Curly is a “Kindergarten Girl” and she is ALL. KINDS. OF. EXCITED! We pulled her out of the Christian school (for a variety of reasons) and she’ll be starting at a local Catholic school.  The great thing about this school is that it’s only a couple of blocks away and...

This is still pretty new to me, but I’m pretty positive that Georgie is allergic to Red Dye #40. Anything that is red or pink probably has Red 40, but not exclusively.  Red 40 is one of the most common dye additives to many common foods  such as chips, crackers, beverages, cheese, chocolate cake mix, even meats and vegetables! Although we have yet to confirm this with her doctor, and allergy testing for food dyes is very difficult, her...

I’ve been wondering how to approach this topic because it is not an easy subject to write about.  I read this article at ehomebody.com, and after reading my friend Amy’s post about her son Ian, thought I should write about my experience with a “difficult” child. Curly has always been our easy-going, happy child.  She slept all night long from about our 3rd night home from the hospital – she was easy to feed, easy...

So for the past few weeks, our Polished Cornerstones projects went by the wayside in the face of major papers and finals for college classes.  The reality was that every minute I could spare was spent on school work.  Everybody and everything suffered.  Last week, I spent much of the week resting and catching up on housework.  Focusing on schoolwork kept my eyes blind to cobwebs on my ceiling, gunk buildup on my kitchen floor, and much...