: About Me

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

the rules of grammar

My parents always told me ...

"Don't think too highly of yourself."

My childhood ambition ...

To have 4 sets of quintuplets and one set of quadruplets, and live in a house big enough for all of us.

My favorite memory ...

camping adventures with the family.

Why I write ...

It energizes me, makes me feel fulfilled.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

murder mysteries, classical music

My first job ...

summer children's assistant for a church

My best moment ...

our wedding day

My inspiration ...

our children

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Who said parenting was easy?

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Parenting never gets any easier! We spent a lot of time at the library when Peter and Beth were small. I don't do outdoors very long when there are 12" of snow on the ground and it's 9 degrees below zero; however, the house soon begins to feel confining. Our library offered a variety of services - inside a heated building! One day, I bundled Beth (just learning to walk) into her snowsuit, helped Peter pull on his boots, and drove us to the library. Beth sat peacefully on my lap, banging puzzle pieces on the table while Peter put the puzzles together. When Beth began keeping the pieces Pete...

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