Cousins at the park. Kat and Tiger are coming back today with Gran, but they won’t leave until this afternoon. Bear and I ran a few errands and found ourselves only a few miles from my sister-in-law, Christy. The cousins played at a park for a little while and then we had a quick dinner [...]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I woke up early and couldn’t go back to sleep. The house was just too quiet. After breakfast Kat and Tiger called on the phone to wish me Happy Mother’s Day. Kat asked if I had opened my envelope yet. Oops, I had forgotten! Last week she wrote a letter, put “Open on Mother’s Day” [...]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
The alarm went off at 5:00 AM and George headed to his closet to get dressed. At 5:05 he went to put his suitcase on the porch. The driver wasn’t expected for another 20 minutes, but George wanted to be ready as soon as he pulled up. Twenty second later I hear “Uh, sweetie, he’s [...]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the first in a multi-part series. If things go as planned, you can see a new post here everyday for a while. Check back again soon. This morning Daddy took Kat and Tiger to the bagel shop for a breakfast date. I hear they had a good time. When they returned home we [...]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I laughed a real out-loud laugh here and I cried a real eye-watering cry here. Thanks, Duane and Elisa! You guys are great. I’m so glad we’ve had the chance to know you and be your friends.
Filed under: Family on May 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
You don’t realize how dependent you are on something until it’s taken from you. Something like, oh, say, electricity. A storm last night has left us without electricity since 3 AM this morning. I managed to get through today, but I hear it could be Saturday until it comes back on. Yikes. (We’re at one [...]
Filed under: Family on April 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Meet Meatloaf. He’s 10 months old. The kids are in love. (His name may change if we find something we like better. Got any suggestions?)
Filed under: Family on April 6th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Yesterday was Fire Safety Day at our house. We listened to the smoke alarms so we’d know what they sounded like. We practiced leaving the house and going outside. We learned about calling 9-1-1. And we even got to meet some nice firemen who graciously stopped by our house just for Fire Safety Day! That [...]
Filed under: Family on February 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My friend Jen had this book meme posted on her blog. Here are the rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages.) 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people. Our current read-aloud from Sonlight was the [...]
Filed under: Family, Homeschool on February 6th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The final part of our Christmas celebration was at my parent’s house. Our kids have a cousin on this side of the family now. She’s such a cutie! Powered by GoodWidgets.com
Filed under: Family on December 30th, 2007 | No Comments »