Allergic.

I don’t know what made me think of this recently (talking with another mom about antibiotics, maybe?), but I’m wondering if any of you have ever experienced severe allergic reactions in your kids (or yourself) before. ‘Cause we certainly have around here. And because I like to document significant Diehl family history, I thought [...]

In Which He Makes All the Effort Seem Worthwhile

If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that Bennett was, ahem, an interesting, shall we say, 2 and 3-year-old. Even the beginning of 4 was a bit rocky.
But as I’ve thought back on the last six months or so, I can’t help but think, thank God, that all was a stage! [...]

You Could Say We’re Going Through a Sticker Phase.

Bennett has twice this week already created what he calls “Sticker Man,” whereby he covers himself in as many stickers as he can. I don’t care that he does this for two reasons:
1. He stays out of trouble for a very long time while placing the stickers, and Jack Henry usually joins him (though [...]

25 Random Thoughts

This is taken from a page in Hannah’s book…I enjoyed her list over the weekend, and I’m feeling like my head is full of randomness today as well, so here goes.
25. I have an unhealthy relationship with bread and butter. Knowing is half the battle, right?
24. I love how Jack Henry says “Santa” and [...]

A Birthday Gift

You know I love Compassion International.
To me, the most powerful testimonies for why this program works is to hear from adults who were sponsored as a child, and what it meant to them. I recently read Peninah’s story; it’s so moving. Being involved with Compassion rescued her from a certain horrible future, as [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 19

Luke, to Bennett, who’d just dropped half a banana on the floor: “Well quick pick it up! Three second rule!”
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I told Bennett that he was going to the fire station for a field trip with his preschool class. His response? “That is TOTALLY WICKED!” (He got that from “The Incredibles.”)
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Luke, explaining [...]

Trick or Treat! The 2009 Edition.

What a fun night! Halloween* has become one of the nights of the year I most look forward to with our kids…it’s just such a fun evening for all of us, and we get to enjoy it with neighbors and my family, too.
The night started off like this:
But it got much, much better.
We had [...]

Wordless Wednesday: First Chess Lesson

with thanks to Suzanne for the idea!

Pumpkins

One of the first posts I ever wrote on my blog was about how pumpkin carving started mysteriously falling under my responsibility. In my house growing up, my dad took care of this, so I assumed that Matt would be the one pulling guts out of pumpkins, but noooo. The last three years [...]

This is the Pits.

As of 15 minutes ago, there are now three of us with the flu in this house. In addition to Luke (Friday) and me (today), I noticed that Bennett was looking feverish right before bed. And sure enough, he was.
I started feeling really crummy this morning, and my cold symptoms quickly [...]