Tag: Vyckie Garrison

Mayhem On The Home Front: Oh Barf!

May 9, 2010

“MOM! Help!!!” “I hate being sick!” “I don’t wanna barf anymore!” “I can’t take it anymore ~ my stomach’s hurting so bad!” “I think I’m gonna die!!” “MOM!!!!” Lydia Jean and Wesley took turns throwing up all night ~ so between the two of them, none of us got much sleep. Poor kids ~ they’re so pathetic when they don’t feel good! :( It’s not the best start for Mother’s Day ~ but it has the advantage of being a good excuse to skip church ~ I was pretty sure that I would not be able to make it through a Mother’s Full post …

Mayhem On The Homefront ~ Ugh

May 6, 2010

Happy Birthday, Lydia Jean !♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ I feel horrible. After my last post in which I shared about this pencil shaving smell that I have stuck in my nose ~ I read all the feedback on the forum ~ everyone’s saying, “Go to a doctor!”  Which scared me ~ so yesterday afternoon, I went to see Janet, the physician’s assistant I’ve been seeing instead of the doctor ~ because, unlike the doctor, Janet actually TALKS to me ~ and I really appreciate that.  I told her about the smell and the taste ~ and the feeling in Full post …

Mayhem On The Homefront: “Don’t Freak Out!”

May 4, 2010

Chassé and me in Minneapolis back in April. Ugh ~ I was tired back then too ~ looked like I was about to cry. by Vyckie The freakiest thing has been happening to me lately: I’m having sensory hallucinations.  Weird smells that get stuck in my nose and mouth for days.  The first time it happened was last summer ~ for several days, all I could smell was cinnamon.  I tasted it too.  The cinnamon smell eventually went away ~ but since then, I’ve had the same thing happen with the smell of bleach, Listerine, oregano, dish soap, Full post …

Mayhem On The Homefront: “Trying Not to Think So Hard”

April 30, 2010

While waiting for Angel’s Show Choir concert to start last Sunday afternoon, Lydia Jean used markers to color Andrew’s hands.  I was thinking, What if I forget to make Andrew take a bath?  He can’t go to school like that.  When we get home, things will be so crazy ~ I’m sure to forget and in the morning, he’s not going to have enough time to wash all that color off his hands.  I know that I will forget. Ugh ~ I’m so doomed!  Don’t panic … calm down … deep breaths … by Vyckie Back in Full post …

MOTH: Mayhem On The Homefront! ~ “It’s On My List”

April 26, 2010

This MOTH series will be a chronicle of my (mis)adventures of trying to keep up with a “quiver full” of kids now that I am no longer quivering.  My Gang:(L to R) Chassé (17), Lydia Jean (10), Berea (18), Wesley (7), Angel (24), Hazelle (14), Me, and Andrew (11).  I know ~ it’s past time for an updated photo ~ that’s on my list too! by Vyckie Recently on the NLQ forums, we’ve been talking about the impossibility of a certain “Mother of the Year” being able to adequately meet the needs of 19 children without relying heavily on her Full post …

NLQ FAQ: How did you get yourself into this mess?

March 16, 2010

Jonathan W. Rice (jwr) In late 2009, I learned that a journalist had written a book about the Quiverfull movement.[1]  I ordered the book and also discovered an online forum for survivors and refugees who’d fled from it (No Longer Quivering).  As far back as 1989, I’d known several families who fit the description but could never really understand their rationale.  I hoped the NLQ forum and the book might shed some light on their beliefs. I was not disappointed. In mid-February 2010, a thread title on the forum caught my eye: How did you get Full post …