This Lovely Place with Charlotte Siems
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Having Twelve Children by Charlotte Siems “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…” So begins Charles Dickens’ epic novel A Tale of Two Cities. I could relate. Having four children under the age of four was both joyous and draining. My first pregnancy had ended in miscarriage. Heartbreak and months of infertility, surgery and the … [Read more...]
Blinking in the dim light, you awaken to the sound of the shower. Your husband is already up and getting ready for the day, and you lie in bed for a few minutes thinking about what your day holds. Thoughts of all you have to do begin to crowd into your mind and you feel stress rising---and you’ve only been awake a few minutes! Sound familiar? What kind of day do you think … [Read more...]
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor: T-Tapp TappCore by Charlotte Siems Today’s article is brought to you by TappCore: T-Tapp’s little DVD of nine exercises, each just a few minutes, that can be combined however you like. Although these workout moves were originally designed for children in public or home school, any middle-aged T-Tapper will tell you that they … [Read more...]
It was one of those emergency recipes. You know, the ones where you sift through the cookbook to find a recipe that doesn’t call for an ingredient you don’t have. I had to take a dessert to the church for a funeral dinner in an hour and had planned to make brownies. Alas, we were out of cocoa. I had plenty of butter, flour, sugar and chocolate chips but I didn’t want to take … [Read more...]
R U Here Yet: Why Texting is Good for the Family by Charlotte Siems A few years ago, text messaging on a cell phone seemed silly to me. What a dumb concept. Why would anyone text when they could just pick up the phone and call? I have definitely changed my tune. People will text you to tell you things they would never call you about. People such as sons in college and … [Read more...]
Fun and Easy Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by Charlotte Siems Green is the name of the game for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17! Small holidays throughout the year are bright spots in your calendar. They’re a good excuse to have some fun, make memories and create little family traditions. Holiday celebrations don’t have to be a big stress, Mom. … [Read more...]
The Gossip Game: T-Tapp Not-Quite-Truths by Charlotte Siems Did you ever play the Gossip Game at a party? You know, the one where someone whispers something into the next person’s ear and it goes all the way around the circle of people and ends up being something totally different than the original sentence? I played it with two little girls. I whispered into … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake: The Anti-Chocolate Birthday Cake by Charlotte Siems Cinnamon is right up there on the pedestal beside chocolate in my book. Cinnamon rolls, Snickerdoodles, cinnamon toast, even a generous dash of cinnamon in coffee and hot chocolate---don’t you just love the spicy warm taste of cinnamon? One of my sons is not a fan of chocolate. I distinctly … [Read more...]
