Susan's Pendulum

The last several days, we have been picking up kibble and tossing it back into the bowl SO MUCH! I couldn't figure out why. Now I know....

For a second or two today, I was afraid I was going to kill a man. It was snowing again. The roads were snow-packed and hazardous. I was d...

For about 15 years, people have been putting Gary's name on call lists. In the last year, friends have done so even more than before. ...

So the business finally got back the results of Gary's drug test. And he passed. (Are you surprised? LOL) So he reports to work on M...

We were out running errands and taking care of several things today. We had to kill a little time between two appointments and stopped at t...

After depleting nearly all of Katie's fresh produce in only two days last week, I figured I'd better pick up some groceries for us v...

It's important for families to eat dinner together. Since Gary's going to be gone at dinner time (1:30ish) we're going to have ...

Gary went in to take his drug test for work today and to fill out paper-work and tax forms and such. Turns out that there was a small glitc...

When Athena was a kitten, she would sometimes scratch the furniture. So as to stop her and put her out of reach of the furniture, we would ...

Good housewives plan their meals for the week and then head to the grocery store. Everybody tells us that this is the way to reduce grocer...

We wear hand-me-downs. Or gifts. We don't buy clothes. Gary lives in black clericals and black Flex-slacks. That's not exactly g...

As a couple of pastors said at the end of Weinrich's paper (which is not published yet, but hopefully will be soon), they could've ...

Cream 2 cups dark brown sugar 1 cup butter or margarine Add 2 eggs 1&#189 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt Beat. Beat in 2 cups flou...

Now, don't get too excited about the title of this recipe! It got the name through family legend. When Gary and I were first married, ...

While one daughter struggles in her work situation, the other is quite happy with her job. After spending time with her last week, it jus...

What's next? After your kids have learned the catechism and a plethora of Bible passages and hymns, what else might they learn by heart...

A quote from the testimony given by the executive director of WPA on Wednesday regarding AB 697: The basic idea of trying to privatize educa...

Because of the recent court decisions in Wisconsin about virtual schools run by the State, some bills are currently before the Senate and As...

It's been three weeks since I jogged: ice storms and illness and being away and vocational "stuff" interfered. So today (when...

The three youngest kids and I ran away this week to Fort Wayne . We stayed with Katie and Nathan , but got in a good long evening with Jan...