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Martha's World: December 2008
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Saturday, December 27, 2008. The Trials, Tribulations, and Hope of the Young. As much as it broke my heart to see Peter's suffering the other night. It has been gratifying since then to see Romans 5:3-5 worked out in the life of a two-year-old:. He has been asking, with sincere devotion, to pray before bed. We'd not been saying bedtime prayers together before this. I always felt like it was something we. Do, but somehow we never did. Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Sunday, December 21, 2008. I don't want t...
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Martha's World: July 2008
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Thursday, July 31, 2008. If you come to visit me, here's a look at your digs. This is my childhood bedroom furniture, which had originally been my mother's. You'll have to hang your clothes in the hall closet (don't worry, it's right outside the door), because I've turned this one into a sewing nook:. If this house didn't have toile. Where, it just wouldn't be mine. BEFORE (yeah, more pumpkin):. One Month to Kick-Off. Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Saturday, July 26, 2008. Master Room and Bath. Perhaps the only...
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Martha's World: March 2009
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Saturday, March 28, 2009. Every now and then, I accomplish something so powerful, so fantastic, so tender even, that I am certain the sun, moon, and stars will rise up and call me blessed. The latest happened on vacation. Was it completing a 9-hour drive with two little ones in a reasonable 12 hours? I must say, for all of his "spiritedness", Peter is a phenomenal traveller.). No None of these things. It was changing my son's poopy diaper as he. Altogether, we had a fabulous trip. Doing it with kids ...
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Martha's World: June 2009
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Monday, June 8, 2009. Okay, so I'm watching. As I type. And I just saw the almost-5 year-olds (guessing this was taped before their birthday? Eating a snack with bibs. I was feeling sorta guilty for bibbing Peter as he neared his third birthday. My mother suggested I bring bibs for all the kids when I took his chocolate dumptruck birthday cake to his preschool class, but I nixed it, lest the mortification follow him to high school. And, truly, they didn't need it. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Martha's World: February 2009
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Saturday, February 28, 2009. We've made some progress. We haven't had a time out longer than five minutes in the past few days. It took some time to train him, but Peter seems to get that the sooner he gets quiet, the sooner he'll get out. He also seems to get that I will put him in time out anytime, anywhere, including Cracker Barrel. And putting him in time out for his tantrums has been absolutely liberating! Settle down. It's like pulling the stinger out of the wound. Monday, February 23, 2009. We've ...
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Martha's World: January 2009
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Thursday, January 29, 2009. I am 68 hours into my challenge not to speak to Peter in an exasperated tone of voice. With four hours left, I've done well. There have been a few instances when I started his name with an frustrated "Pe-" but caught myself by the end of his name with a falsetto "-ter." I've also noticed what triggers me, like when he makes a loud noise, particularly if his sister is sleeping, or when he stalls after I've given him instructions. Saturday, January 24, 2009. Lately, though, I fi...
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Martha's World: Peter Strikes Again
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Monday, May 11, 2009. My son does nothing halfway. He is destined for greatness-. Tom and I are on a weeklong sugar fast for his soul, that it might be the former. May 13, 2009 8:22 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click here for "Martha's Pregnancy Journal". What Do You Get. When you combine a mother who. To know it all with a tenacious child? This blog. Follow along as I confusedly seek wisdom and spout advice all at the same time. Click here to read my Welcome Message. A Line I Can Stand On.
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Martha's World: Welcome to Martha's World!
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Friday, April 13, 2007. Welcome to Martha's World! If I'd given birth to one of those quiet, placid, naturally-compliant babies, you wouldn't be reading this blog. Oh, I'd have started a blog all right, and probably much sooner. I wouldn't be able to resist "helping" those mothers who were weak enough to co-sleep after six months and whose toddlers throw frequent tantrums. But it wouldn't be. A note to those who know me in real life. You're secret's safe with me! April 13, 2007 2:06 PM. I LOVE your blog!
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Martha's World: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008. I had read that European gentry used to loan out their babies to country wet nurses, but it brings it home to read of it happening to a particular person. I'm reading Claire Tomalin's biography. And she describes in great length how the practice occurred. Not long thereafter, sometime between the ages of four and eight, the child would be packed away to boarding school. Saturday, September 20, 2008. Solving the Energy Crisis. My two-year-old son on a hamster wheel. I am unapo...
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