Family

  • One Proud Mama!

    Yes, they are all mine. Praise God!Yes. I homeschool, too.No, I am not a saint, but that is my goal!Yes, we know what causes this.And no, we don’t know if we are done. God hasn’t told us yet!But looking at the first eight, how could we say no to more!

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  • Happy Mother’s Day!

    To the world’s greatest mom and grandmommy! We love you!

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  • “I think I will be an artist”

    states my once art-reluctant 12 year old. "After all, people expect artists to be odd, and what other job can you get where you can wander around in the woods and sketch things?" Good point.

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  • So much to be grateful for….

    1. A long conversation with a dear friend while the baby sleeps in the sling (and the others are locked inside!)2. A son who fixes a glass of iced tea just the way I like it.3. Daughters who are each other’s best friend. 4. Children who love to read, although I would be grateful for

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  • What’s in a name?

    One problem with blogging when you have older children (once they find out what you are doing) is that they want input. After all, they are the main focus of this blog. I read a humerous article in Wondertime magazine about blogging moms that said how our kids will end turning their blogged lives into

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  • Easter Egg Hunt

    Yesterday we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt with friends from our homeschool group. The weather was perfect and the eggs were plentiful. More than enough jelly beans to go around! Here is a beautiful picture of Little Red taken by my good buddy, Amy. Looks like a shot in a magazine. I have to

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  • I want to cry…

    my camera is broken! Years ago, maybe 5 or 6, Court bought me my first digital camera. It was great. It was a CD camera which doubled as a videocamera. It was big and sturdy. I loved the CD aspect. I could just pop the CD into the computer and there were my pictures. No

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  • Quickest way to wake a baby…

    Just sit down in a recliner, put your feet up, pull a nice warm blanket over you and close your eyes. Works like magic! Trust me.

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  • Welcome George!

      Finally, our sweet baby has arrived! A big, strapping fellow at 9lbs 10 oz,  21 inches long, he is every bit as wonderful as we anticipated! He was born at 12:56 am on December 19. Here is a quick run-down of the events of the night he was born. I had gone in for

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  • I Won!!!

    No, I didn’t win the lottery. I didn’t win anything. Or maybe I did. I won this life full of love, laughter and excitement. But this little story isn’t about me. It is about Sweet Em. She is 19 months now and still doesn’t talk besides a very few words and various adaptations of our

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