The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature from Like Mother, Like Daughter!
Habou picked a few blossoms from the hydrangea bush outside and for whatever reason I just found them so stunning. I love the color of blue hydrangeas, and this particular bunch of petals struck me as perfect.
This week's links!
- A fun and encouraging look at how to hike (or go on nature walks) with kids! Auntie Leila says that this is pretty much the advice she'd give, if she were to give it, but she doesn't have the fabulous pictures of five young-uns (anymore), so she'll let Ashley tell you!
Apparently we were in a bit of a goofy mood, so we have a good helping of humor for this morning:
- We appreciated this little Onion article, although for our crowd it'd be funnier if it were “after 7 kids”: Youngest Sibling in Family Kind of Thought Mom Would Lose Steam by Now….
- Brush up on your French pronoun decisions with this delightful little flow chart. (We do not endorse the full moral tone contained herein. But we find it funny.)
- Can you tell the difference between T.S. Eliot and rap lyrics?
- Two men lip-sync the boring conversation of two women and it is hilarious.
- Just in case you haven't seen this Kid Snippets: Math Class!
And on a bit more of a thoughtful note:
- We recommend Choosing Transformational Marriage from Ethika Politika. Reading articles like this always reminds me of some advice that The Artist and I received at our marriage-prep conference: the ratio of positive interactions to negative interactions in a relationship needs to be at least 15:1 (maybe the actual number given by the speaker – who was a marriage counselor – was 20:1) in order to maintain a mode of cheerfulness and friendliness. So, for every argument or hurtful comment or other mistake, you need to put in about 20 “thank yous” and “I love yous” and “good mornings,” smiles, affirmations, and laughs together. Not that I think about this in terms of keeping count of an exact number, but it definitely helped me to think about the big picture of tending to a relationship.
From the archives:
- Speaking of tending to the marriage relationship: The Final Secret to Destruction-proofing your family.
- Make dinner every day and like it.
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Janet says
Thank you so much for that clip to “The Kloons”! I just got home from a visit to my sister in Chicago. We had many conversations concerning movies, shoes and raspberry bushes – not blueberries but close enough. Now I have to worry about whether or not my nephew, who is a videographer, was recording us. This made my day!
Dusa says
I posted the Kloons to my FB page before I read your blog posts. Great minds!
Nancy Starkey says
Always enjoy your links!
Lisa says
So fun! I just ordered your Mom’s book. Can’t wait to get it. I got a preview and saw your wonderful illustrations. Can’t wait to hold the book in my hands.