Susan's Pendulum

Why must Higher Things consistently plan their conferences for mere DAYS following Harry Potter releases??? The boys must read the book pri...

A homeschooling mother answers questions. It's what she does. It's who she is. EVERY mother answers enough questions to make her ...

For the last few weeks, I've been trying to sort. There's too much stuff in the house. I have a pile in the garage that is destine...

I've been skimming only the very top of the cream, the really thick stuff, the stuff that whips up nice for desserts. The cream jar hap...

Liberals don't want to believe in original sin. They think children are by nature good and sweet and wonderful. They think it is the w...

I'm not coping well. It's gotten so I hate going to town to do the errands. Yesterday was errand day. I managed to blow it off. O...

How do they circumcise a whale? They send down four skin divers. Bert asked Ernie if he wanted ice cream, and he answered, "Sure, Bert....

The following was taken from the tape from Bible class that I happened to listen to during this morning's jog. It was from a class on Ac...

We went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Saturday. I couldn't decide whether I liked it or not. I got tired of the ...

Jane (the one who arm-twisted me into blogging) nominated me for a Thinking Blogger award. I'm not sure that I'm eligible, or that...

I used to try making tortillas and get utterly frustrated. I gave up on the job. But at the rate my kids go through them, buying them was ex...

In the past couple of days, I have looked at FIVE grocery stores for lye. After all, I have a little soap to make . I hate shopping. It m...

Today we finished the worst book we've read in a long long time. I'd heard great things in homeschool catalogs about A Gebra Named A...

I make my kids do chores. I am lousy at making my kids do chores. They don't do nearly enough. I am not good at leaving them with the ...

I've had people tell me that I shouldn't blog. One person told me that, if I don't want to get into long and involved theologica...

Following is my favorite Blonde Joke, taken from the Irreverent Joke Page of Backwoods Home Magazine. In honor of Melynda , who accused me o...

Pastor Bender was ordained on this day, twenty years ago. O eternal, merciful God, You have spoken through Your own dear Son, saying that th...

Upon recommendations of two daughters, my husband and I watched Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. It's a romantic co...

I HAVE NO MEMORY!! If I were 80, my kids would be gathering the following evidence (and other stories like it) to prove that I am not safe i...

On Sunday, a female friend was lobbying my husband for something she wanted accomplished at synodical convention next week. I disagreed. S...