Family Portraits
Taking the BOO out of Halloween andFocusing on the Light of the World
I wasn’t even going to post on Halloween until I read this post. And I’m not going to get into the pagan history of the “fun” holiday because if you want to get picky about things, even Easter has pagan origins, but I am going to share with you a Godly alternative to pumpkin carving.…
Five Foot Tall Marigolds
I planted these wild flowers in the yard and my husband wasn’t thrilled. Now he’s so excited about his five foot+ Marigold he’s taken a photo of it and was even on the local news!
The Long Awaited Kids Meme
Thanks Code Mama for this Three Word Kid Meme. Now to write it without my oldest finding out. Chris, 12 1. In a word, Intense. He’s my Sanguine/Choleric child. I think? It’s hard to pin his personality down. He’s creative, and moody. Caring and curt! He’ll defend his brother one minute and in the next…
Audition Time
My boys have two auditions this weekend. Joey (9) wanted to audition for the musical THE WIZ and both he and Chris (12) want to audition for the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.Joey did pretty well in his audition today and though rhythmically challenged he managed to be asked to stay late with a…
It’s Been One of Those Days
Let me set the mood by saying Blogger just crashed and lost my original post…So here’s take two: My body is weary, and my brain is fried. Maybe it’s the nine hours I spent at the State fair yesterday, (or maybe it’s all the mid-way junk food I ate!)Maybe it was one too many rollercoaster…
The Difference Between Boys and Girls
Today Gracie, my four year old, wanted to learn to read. So we got out the ABeka K4 readers, the one where you read the letter sounds and blend words like C-A-T. By the fifth book I was wanting to quit, but she wanted to finish all ten. I rushed through the last five books,…
I Remember: My September 11th Story
I was in my bedroom, half awake, not even dressed for the day. My baby was asleep in his crib so I flipped on the TV and there it was. The buildings on fire, the news commentators playing over and over again the planes flying into the towers. I sat in shock, not fully comprehending…