Special Outings
This past week we've had some opportunities to spend time with just a few kids at a time or in the case of the girls, with Grandma and Grandpa. First up was Wednesday evening when Grandma and Grandpa...
View ArticleYard Sale
Twice a year our community has a community wide yard sale and we decided to get on board this past Sunday. We did this a year and a half ago and despite the fact that I'm pretty good at getting stuff...
View ArticleFall Homeschool Party
I love how since this was at my house, it makes it look like I was the one who created all this. Ah, no! Jennifer brought it all!Awhile back Jennifer got the brilliant idea that we should do a fall...
View ArticleA Visit From Gigi
Sleep. Blog. Sleep. Blog. This is what goes on in my head and lately the sleep part has been winning. I try and rest my eyes for a few minutes after the kids are down and the next thing I know, it's...
View ArticleFracture
I now have the answer to which of my children would have the first broken bone. If I had to put money on it I would have gone with Brady. I would have been wrong. And the winner is...Calleigh. Of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to One Amazing Man
It is only fitting that my 500th blog post be about one of (maybe I don't even need to use the words ("one of") the most loving, intelligent, caring, Christlike, funny, handsome, just terrific men I...
View ArticleCast Off
On Thursday the three weeks of Calleigh's arm in a cast came to a conclusion. I took the whole crew in for the removal since I thought they would find it interesting. I know I thought it would be at...
View ArticleHappy (Belated) Thanksgiving
The title is reminding me of the untimeliness of this blog posting. Oops! So yes, we do have to go back to the beginning of last week to catch up on things.Since we took the week off a few weeks ago...
View ArticleHelping & Heaving
A week ago Sabbath Duncan took the kids to something called "Pack the Forest" where they put together bags of food to help hungry children. This is about the third or fourth year the kids have done it...
View ArticleMerry Christmas (Part 1)
Sabbath afternoon, December 13 found us on our way to Boston for Christmas. The excitement was mounting! Now that Colby can partially be entertained by movies and other distractions, I had high hopes...
View ArticleMerry Christmas (Part 2)
And Christmas continues...Friday, 12/19 - I have no recollection of what happened on this day so it must not have been much. Probably some shopping and some cleaning. And guests over for Friday night...
View ArticleBack to the Grind
The holidays are finally over, as well as my blogs about it, so we are now back to mundane life. Of course, I don't mind "mundane" life because I happen to think mine is fantastic. Although...I could...
View ArticleMy Pip Squeaks
January is the worst month of the year for yard sales so I've been trying to do other stuff on Fridays. I happened to come across something that someone in one of my homeschool FB groups posted on...
View ArticleDeflate Gate - - Was Anything Else Happening This Week?
This is what Brady thinks of the story....fell asleep watching the Pats/Colts game Sunday night.Okay, I admit it. I spent WAY more time than I probably should have following this whole "Patriots let...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me
Monday was my 39th birthday which means - - drumroll please - - I'm now in the last year of my 30's. Not sure how I feel about that. Actually, that's a lie. I'm not pleased at all. But, I have a...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Champions...Again!!
I forgot how good this feeling was...to be World Champions! The Patriots took on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX (which stands for 49...the L stands for 50 and the X is 10 but when you put the...
View ArticleDaddy's Home!
This week the kids and I had to endure the week without our beloved husband and father around. Duncan left on Monday for a business trip to San Francisco/Silicon Valley a d didn't return until today at...
View ArticleField Trips
This week was a busy week due to our various field trips. Monday morning we had gymnastics and then I was planning to do our school work in the afternoon. As I was enjoying a little bit of quiet time...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to One Amazing Man
It is only fitting that my 500th blog post be about one of (maybe I don't even need to use the words ("one of") the most loving, intelligent, caring, Christlike, funny, handsome, just terrific men I...
View ArticlePotty Trained
From batteries to storing candy in the little "flap." Which really begs the question, does anyone actually use that little flap rather than pulling down their pants?There were many a day that I thought...
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