This afternoon I walked into the bedroom to find my screaming Isabella scrunched into one end of the bassinet the mattress was askew, the sheet half off… as has been the case a few times recently. But this time there was a new twist: somehow...
Who’d have thought even a few weeks ago that we’d be putting Bella to bed at 7:30? It’s a good thing.
I try to take Bella to the park every day. It’s good exercise for me and she loves being outside. And sometimes she even takes a nap! To get to the park from our house we have to cross a very busy street. Though there are crosswalks at every...
Sunday afternoon we went to my niece, Chiara’s, birthday party. Like all Bettinelli family events (technically she’s a Campbell; but the majority of attendees were still Bettinellis), it was loud and boisterous with more than a dozen...
Please pray for my brother Tim. I can’t go into details, but he really needs prayers right now.
“Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle...
An essay in two parts by Orson Scott Card on why Homework is not only a waste of time, but actively destructive. Part I, Part II. Excerpts: We made laws abolishing child labor, because we thought it was criminal to deprive children of their...
I suppose most people have them, the houses you dream about living in. Mine has a two-story library with one of those ladders on a rail that goes all the way around the room. It’s chock-full of fireplaces and little comfortable nooks where one...
I found this site, World’s Healthiest Foods, while looking up the best way to store the collard greens we bought on Saturday but were too tired to cook that night. The article on collards was full of all sorts of great information. And I...
No, sorry, not of Bella. But cool nonetheless. Video 1 is a commercial. I won’t tell you what for. Just trust me. It’s worth your time. This film is a work of art in its own right. Video 2 is another advert for the same company. Stunning...
