Carol | April 17, 2012
Women’s long life linked to children – lots of them
http://www.smh.com.au/national/womens-long-life-linked-to-children–lots-of-them-20120412-1wwwl.html#ixzz1sLn9KhPe
“Compared with women who had no children, those with two had a 17 per cent decreased risk of death. For women with three children there was a 20 per cent decreased risk, and this pattern largely continued with additional children.”
Carol | March 4, 2012
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” James 4:14
Five For Fighting – 100 Years
100 Years ~ Five For FightingI’m fifteen for a moment
Caught in between ten and twenty
And I’m just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you areI’m twenty-two for a moment
And she feels better than ever
And we’re on fire
Making our way back from my houseFifteen…. There’s still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
Fifteen… There’s never a wish better than this
When you only got a hundred years to liveI’m thirty-three for a moment
Still the man, but you see, I’m a they
A kid on the way, babe
A family on my mindI’m forty-five for a moment
The sea is high
And I’m heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my lifeFifteen… There’s still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose yourself
Within a morning starFifteen… I’m all right with you
Fifteen… There’s never a wish better than this
When you only got a hundred years to liveHalf time goes by
Suddenly you’re wise
Another blink of an eye
Sixty-seven is gone
The sun is getting high
We’re moving on…I’m ninety-nine for a moment
And time for just another moment
And I’m just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you areFifteen…. There’s still time for you
Twenty-two…. I feel her too
Thirty-three…. You’re on your way
Every day’s a new dayFifteen…. There’s still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose, hey
Fifteen…. There’s never a wish better than this
When you only got a hundred years to live
Carol | February 16, 2012
35 Things I Hope My Kids Will Say About Their Dad
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2012/02/16/35-things-i-hope-my-kids-will-say-about-their-dad/
Falling in love makes men broody
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21466-falling-in-love-makes-men-broody.html
Carol | February 2, 2012
I bought two boxes of size 6 Huggies on clearance today, saving me $54.22 off the regular price!!! That doesn’t happen every day! The diaper company changed the packaging, and the grocery store wanted to get rid of the old style! I wish I could have bought more, but there were only two boxes left.
Carol | January 12, 2012
I think every child needs a brother AND a sister. Better yet, brothers and sisters. True friends for life… So that means a minimum of four siblings, but at least six would be better. 
… When I think of people who have lots of siblings, I can see how much they mean to each other… “How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers.” Mother Teresa
Carol | January 8, 2012
I thought this was lovely. One thing that surprised me was that the mother did not speak aloud, but just signed. I thought deaf people often learn to read lips as well. Maybe both the mother and the child were deaf.
I have used baby sign language for my last three children, and it has been very effective. It is so exciting for little ones to be able to communicate before they can speak.
Hat Tip for the video:
http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/
Carol | January 4, 2012
Mom, Now 100-Years-Old, Reunites with Lost Child After 77 Years
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mom-now-100-years-old-reunites-with-lost-child-after-77-years/
Carol | December 25, 2011
The Best Toys $5 Can Buy
http://www.hereinthelovelywoods.com/2011/12/best-toys-5-can-buy.html
We added almost all of these things to the children’s Christmas gifts. Typically, it is a challenge to keep them supplied in tape and paper. Once they get all their Lego built, it will be interesting to see what messes creations they will make with the crafty stuff.
Carol | November 9, 2011
Scotty McCreery – Dirty Dishes (Yahoo Music Session)
Dirty Dishes ~ Scotty McCreery
Mama hollers “Supper time,
And don’t make me tell you twice
Wash your hands and wipe your face.
The table’s no place for your toys,
And try to use your inside voice,
Don’t dig in ’til we say Grace.”
So we put down our forks and bowed our heads
And then she prayed the strangest prayer ever said:“Well, I wanna thank You Lord,
For noisy children and slammin’ doors,
And clothes scattered all over the floor,
My husband workin’ all the time,
Draggin’ in dead tired at night,
My never ending messy kitchen
And dirty dishes.”We all got real still and quiet,
And daddy asked “Hon, are you alright?”
She said, “Dear, ain’t nothing wrong,
Noisy kids are happy kids,
And slamming doors just means we live,
In a warm and loving home,
Your long hours and those dishes in the sink,
Means a job and enough to eat.So I’m gonna thank You Lord,
For noisy children and slammin’ doors,
And clothes scattered all over the floor,
My husband workin’ all the time,
Draggin’ dead tired at night,
My never ending messy kitchenFor my little busy bees
Beggin’ Mama, Mama can you please?
Always wantin’ to call in vain
Loads of laundry pilin’ up
Their crayons crushed into the rug
And in those little sticky kisses
And dirty dishes,
And dirty dishes…
Hat Tip: http://www.jillstanek.com/
Carol | November 8, 2011
20 kids and counting! Michelle Duggar announces pregnancy
http://www.jillstanek.com/2011/11/20-kids-and-counting-michelle-duggar-announces-pregnancy/
Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar: ‘We’re Expecting Again!’
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20543449,00.html
Jim Bob agrees: “If we had lived by fear after Michelle had preeclampsia after her second delivery, we would have missed out on all our wonderful blessings,” he says. “So many of her pregnancies have gone extremely well.”
