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The Kids Today
When I was Jade’s age, there were no personal computers. There were no cell phones or iPods or iPads. There weren’t even any VCR’s, let alone Blu-Ray players. The children are all very adept with modern technology, but I guess I didn’t realize how much until this week on vacation. I brought my iPad with…
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Outside Exercise
The weather here has been gorgeous lately. (Nope, hurricane Irene didn’t reach us here in Indiana.) We’ve had hot days, cooler nights, and low humidity. We took advantage of the lovely weather to exercise outside. I thought you’d enjoy watching part of our “sprint 8” session. We basically sprint for 30 seconds then walk for…
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Why Can’t I Go Outside?
Everybody on the Jonas homestead has a job to do, from the adults, to the children, to the animals. It’s pretty obvious what the goats are responsible for, but we also have cats that are responsible for mouse control. We have indoor cats and we have outdoor cats and they patrol their respective domains. The…
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Sorry, You Can’t Come
As you can imagine, packing up a family of ten for a trip is never an easy exercise. Remember when we had to pack to visit both sets of grandparents in Florida and New Hampshire? That one was definitely the most difficult. Fortunately, packing for our recent St. Louis trip with our Fox2 Interview was…
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Modern Technology
I enjoy modern technology in moderation. Actually, I really enjoy modern technology for myself and the business, but I’m pretty picky about it when it comes to the children. As a general rule, they’re not allowed to watch television. Movies are ok, just not tv shows. Although as with everything, I always reserve the right…
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King of the Bath Bombs
Many of you watched Indigo’s video about her promotion to printing the postage for internet orders. Hewitt wanted to know why I never posted the video about his job wrapping the bath bombs. I had taken this video not long before we decided to discontinue the bath bombs in favor of the bath fizzies, so…
