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Title	Date	Words
When the cats are away: time and again we marvel at the comportment of eight of nine kids. And the mischief of one.	Jun 4, 2007	685
Mom's Time Out: how to win your children's co-operation, and get some much needed rest while you're at it.	May 21, 2007	717
Leader of the pack: it's sad to say goodbye to the eldest kids, but what an opportunity as the mantle is passed.	May 7, 2007	691
Eyes to see: it takes faith to do the right thing.	Apr 23, 2007	727
Growing up at the abbey: the monks of Westminster have given Greg something we couldn't.	Apr 9, 2007	701
The middle kids: something about their place in the centre of the family leaves them truly centred in the world.	Mar 26, 2007	694
Anatomy of a Real Man: neither macho nor metrosexual, capable and caring 'Pete' is the definitive guy.	Mar 12, 2007	700
The difference a week makes: seven whole days at sea is good medicine for me. My restored calm and sense of humour are good medicine for the kids.	Feb 26, 2007	686
Calgary moments: 'tis true that all ships are lifted by a rising tide.	Feb 12, 2007	679
Me? Perfect? Even good families are made from flawed people, some more flawed than others.	Jan 29, 2007	685
Letting go: we look forward to our children growing up, until they get serious about their adult responsibilities.	Jan 15, 2007	692
The cutest little demon: raising a toddler provides some insight into the need for God's chastisements.	Dec 18, 2006	698
Let 'em be: children can't do and think at the same time, and neither can their parents.	Dec 4, 2006	690
Mother Goose moments: when the laundry is malignant and the house a wretched mess, a conversation with Emma is a return to reality.	Nov 20, 2006	700
Freedom fodder: our rapid slide into a pornographic culture makes us complacent about the danger to children.	Nov 6, 2006	690
Peter pan and Wendy in love: too many young couples put off until tomorrow what they fear to do today. And it costs them their tomorrow.	Oct 23, 2006	694
It's not about you: smart middle-class uninvolved mothers? More like self-involved, uncaring snobs.	Oct 9, 2006	695
Lost and profound: rather than turning parents against God, the death of a child may, strangely, often bring us closer.	Sep 25, 2006	681
Gifts from our eldest: being the oldest daughter in a large family comes with both a blessing and a curse.	Sep 11, 2006	694
The end of our summers: farewell to the genteel era of middle-class cottage country.	Aug 28, 2006	688
This week on '18 in a bungalow': it sounds scarier than Fear Factor, but our reality episode had one heck of a surprise ending.	Aug 14, 2006	703