We’re home from our wonderful vacation to Atlantic Beach, NC. We had a fantastic time with fantastic weather. I don’t have time to post too much about it, but here are a few pictures of our trip. I noticed that there are no pictures of me except for one tiny one of me in the …
I have been enjoying our break. I’ve done more organizing of my computer files. I’ve been working on read aloud ideas. I have done quite a bit of cleaning and am working on redecorating our living room. Yesterday I painted some picture frames that were green, black. My living room has now been stripped of …
Throughout the Bible there are instances of God’s children questioning him. I do believe in the sovereignty of God, but there are definitely times when I’ve thought, “Lord, what are you doing here? This would really not be my choice.” (I may not have thought it so nicely either.) A friend of mine has been through an almost …
Saturday was my younger son’s 6th birthday. He was so excited about it for the whole month of March because he could see his name written on the calendar. (His birthday was the 29th.) He wanted a truck cake, and I Iooked all over for ideas on how to make one, but at the urging of my husband …
It has been an eventful several days for our family. Today we started back to school after 5 days off. My husband had surgery on his ankle on Thursday so I had my hands full over the weekend. He was able to get out and go to church and to his parents’ house on Easter. …
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “He’d lose his head if it wasn’t attached.” Well, that is so not me. I take pride in my organizational abilities. I like to arrange things. I have places to store most everything. But lately….. I don’t know what the problem is. Actually, I think I do know …
My sweet older daughter turned 8 on Monday. I hate to sound cliche, but I really don’t know where the time has gone. Children grow up so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday and at the same time it seems like I’ve had my children forever. Here are some pictures from the family …
In honor of Valentine’s Day this month, I thought I would admit that I am in love with…. My mixer! My sweet husband gave my beautiful mixer for me for Christmas last year (2006). He saw me drooling over them in the sale sheets. (what a subtle hint) I had wanted a stand mixer …
We are starting a study of pioneers in history. Today I read Sod Houses on the Great Plains by Glen Rounds to the kids. Then we built a sod house from brownies. That project idea came from Projects About Westward Expansion by Marian Broida. A similar project can also be found in Great Pioneer Projects …
Here are my decorations for the Tour of Homes. First, of course is the Christmas tree. This is our advent calendar. I made this about 8 years ago and it is one of our favorite Christmas traditions. The fireplace. This is a cute little nativity that my grandmother made for me. It would …
