Hey! It’s Friday again. Time for some fun, don’t you think? Today everyone at Earnest Parenting is enjoying a sunny day with weather that’s not fantastically hot and sticky. Yay! We’re focusing on chickens here as we get ready for the county fair coming up soon. I have to say, showing chickens is a bigger [...]

I know I had at least two very hilarious stories this week that I wanted to share, but neither one is coming to mind now. After wracking my brain for hours, I give up! I must be getting old or something. I do have a smile to share: last night the older boys went to [...]

Today at Earnest Parenting all the females are lying around recovering. I’m still down with the knee injury (MRI tomorrow! hooray!!!) and the puppy got fixed yesterday. Although I think it’s safe to say she’d tell you she got broken. Everything was fine, then we took her to the bad place, now she feels rotten. [...]

The following conversation took place between Hubby, The Mercenary, and me recently: Hubby walks up behind the boy and grabs his hand. Being that everyone in this house has to be a tough guy, he squeezes. The Mercenary: squeals like a little girl Ow, ow, ow, that hurts! Hubby and I: look at boy Me: [...]

Welcome to Friday, Internets! Sorry I’ve been quiet this week…have been dealing with the knee injury and it has been taking more of my time and attention than I’d prefer. Still no diagnosis due to swelling, but hopefully next week things will be clearer. Or healed. Healed would be nice. In the meantime, how about [...]

Happy Friday, Internets! I hope everyone’s well today. Me personally? I managed to fall on the big ski trip (first time down the hill, even!) and wrenched my knee. Sooooo, I’m spending today resting quietly. We all went through ski school in the morning, then I spent a half hour trying to convince Captain Earthquake [...]