To Love, Honor and Vacuum

A Risky Ride

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Every Friday my syndicated column appears in a variety of papers across the country. Here's this week's: I hate jerks. That’s probably why I can’t stand roller coasters. The up and down is bad...

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Wifey Wednesday: Keeping Your Bedroom For YOU!

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0000

Last week I posted on the phenomenon of "night nannies", where wealthy parents hired nannies to get up with their babies in the middle of the night so they could sleep. We got talking about this...

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Freedom of Religion for Me, but not for Her?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000

This is the kind of story that makes me confused. A 32 year old Moroccan, married to a French citizen and mother to three children in France, was refused French nationality for adopting a radical...

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What To Do When Your Toddler Sounds Like She's Swearing

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000

FiddleDee is talking about what happens when your child sounds like they're swearing, even though you know they're not, because of pronunciation errors. What do you do? Become a hermit? Or acquaint...

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Fish Don't Have Fingernails

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:12:00 +0000

Hi everybody! Here's my column for today. Each week I write a syndicated parenting column that appears in several newspapers in Canada and the United States, and this is this week's. It's...

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Night Nannies: Wrong on So Many Levels

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Just when you thought you heard it all, news comes of more insane child rearing practices by some of the most wealthy (financially, not relationally) in our society. It turns out that some New...

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Thankful that My Girls Are Safe

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:33:00 +0000

This is going to sound like a sad thankful Thursday, but I am just overwhelmed with gratitude for living in Canada instead of some of the hellholes in the world today. Especially as a Christian. Here...

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Works for Me Wednesday: Buying Bessie

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:36:00 +0000

Today I would like to tell you about Bessie. I don't know if that's actually her name, but that's what we call her. And I bought half of her. Bessie is a cow. Or at least she was one. Now she is...

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Wifey Wednesdsay: Making Him Drool

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:04:00 +0000

It's Wednesday, which means it's time to think about marriage! Last week Terry over at Ornaments of Grace was talking about wardrobe in a wonderfully honest and humorous post. Here's part of what she...

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Is Your Child Using the Summer to Catch Up with School?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:38:00 +0000

I know last year my best friend used the summer to teach her child to read--since the school system had failed to do it in her grade one year. Tutor businesses thrive during the summer, trying to...

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Book Giveaway: To Love, Honor and Vacuum!

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Hello faithful readers! As many of you know, I'm the author of several books, including To Love, Honor and Vacuum. (You can read more about it here.) In order to keep up with my readers, I send out...

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Tackle it Tuesday: My Storage Room

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:43:00 +0000

We've only lived in our house for a year, but it's amazing how messy things can get. I have a wonderfully big storage room in our new house, which is the repository for anything we can't find a place...

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Abortion as Birth Control

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:00 +0000

Britain seems to be a lot more honest about abortion than us here in North America. They report every year not just on the number of abortions, but also on the number of repeat abortions, and break...

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Menu Planning Monday: The Eating Frenzy

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0000

It is really dumb to do a big grocery shop one week before you leave for a 10-day Alaskan cruise. Really dumb. Nevertheless, that is what I did. So this week, we need to eat, eat, eat! No one is...

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My Year in Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:21:00 +0000

I have a new post up over at the Homeschool Blog Awards with my year in pictures! You can see all the stuff we did in our homeschool this year over there.

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What Do You Do with Old Photos?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Last year we moved into our new house. We bought some new furniture. We put new floors down upstairs; next week we're finally putting hardwood on the main floor. Everything is put away. Except the...

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Letter to Me

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:24:00 +0000

Every week I write a syndicated family column that appears in several newspapers in Canada and the United States. Here is this week's, which is a longer version of an earlier blog entry (in case you...

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How Kids See the World

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:54:00 +0000

I am being so productive this week, you would be very proud of me! One of the things I am tackling is my office. I have decided I am allergic to paper and it is best to get rid of it. So I've been...

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What's in a Name?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Apparently Nicole Kidman has named her daughter Sunday. Now that, in and of itself, doesn't sound so bad for a celebrity. Sunday is a family day. It's a spiritual day. Naming a child after something...

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Wifey Wednesday: A More Holistic Approach to Life

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:58:00 +0000

It's Wednesday, so it's time for some marriage thoughts! I'm in the middle of writing a "How Women See It" column for the Canadian Promise Keepers magazine about the family/work balance, so that's...

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Proof That Bureaucrats Don't Have Children

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:42:00 +0000

Did you hear about this story? Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist' The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued...

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Managing Vs. Mentoring

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:06:00 +0000

Thanks for all your comments on the post below about age appropriate chores! I want to clarify a couple of things, so go here and read this post first if you're just joining the conversation. Okay,...

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How Old is Old Enough?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:34:00 +0000

I've been having a debate with several mothers lately on the age that it's appropriate to expect children to do different chores. Some think I'm too hard on my kids, but I don't think so. Read...

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Who Should Raise Kids, Anyway?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:02:00 +0000

I'm back from camping! It was better weather than I thought, more tiring than I had hoped, and a little bit less productive than planned. But I did get some writing done! I'll tell you more about...

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Blogging will be Light

noreply@blogger.com (Sheila) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:37:00 +0000

I'm off camping for a week with the girls. I'm bringing two of their friends and we're heading up to a family camp, where there are sessions every morning for the kids. I'm hoping to get some serious...

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