Book Meme

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 […]

Christmas: Part C

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

Christmas: Part B

Next we headed off to George’s parent’s home. This was their largest gathering yet, with George’s brother Justin bringing a wife! Powered by GoodWidgets.com

Christmas: Part A

A few photos from our Christmas celebration last Saturday before we left town: Powered by GoodWidgets.com

Merry Christmas!

A bit of artwork from the kids:      

Welcome to our Zoo!

Lions Kats and tigers and bears! Oh my! George and I have wanted to change our domain name for years but it has taken us this long to come up with an alternative that we both liked. We (finally) decided on one this year. Life around our house can get quite wild at times and […]

E’s Dance Performance

For E’s fall dance recital, the class performed to Christmas songs at a local assisted living center. Many of the residents really enjoyed the performance and visiting with the girls afterward. Here she is (on the far right) tap dancing to “Go Tell it on the Mountain”. [flashvideo filename=wp-content/uploads/2007/12/emily_tap_11-2007.flv image=wp-content/uploads/2007/12/img_1654_crop.JPG /] Next she performs her […]

Every Single Day

What my son said to me today: “Mommy, I like to give you hugs. I’ll give you a hug every single day of my life.” “What about when you go off to college? Can I come to your dorm room every morning and get my hug?” “No….I’ll just drive to you and give you your […]

The check is in the mail…

My sister needed to mail us a check. It came in a most unusual way. [flashvideo filename=wp-content/uploads/2007/11/confetti.flv image=wp-content/uploads/2007/11/confetti.jpg /] The note says: S&G, You love me… and don’t you forget that!

Questions and Answers

Q: If you could have any job in the world, what would you do? E: Be a dance teacher, a swim lessons teacher, an art teacher …. and a worker at Ikea’s kid’s place. N: Be a swim lessons teacher. Q: If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be? E: To stick […]