Today my oldest turned fourteen. When they say time flies, no one is kidding. Just mere moments ago this dear daughter was a 7lb 7oz newborn, screaming in my arms. And yet, she’s staring at the edge of adulthood. So strange. Liberty desperately wants a horse. We plan a trip back to my parents this […]
Summer Vacation
Summer vacation is in full swing. I’m determined to do it right this year. We’ve been having a blast. I took the kids to the local fountain park, a train day the library sponsored, Bass Pro a couple times, and the park several times. The kids must be getting used to it, because every morning […]
Dye. It.
Liberty and Eden spent the day away with friends. Being the cool mom that I am, after I dropped them off this morning, I took the younger six to Bass Pro… while killing time waiting for Sam’s Club to open so we could by 50lbs of pork loin. I’m so cool. (Yet frugal.) But I digress. […]
Mulberries, rain, and misplaced ammo
Mulberries are in full… berry? The tree is loaded. Stellan heads up there every chance he gets. He has a permanently stained purple face these days. He can’t reach the branches, but the berries fall when they get super ripe. It’s like a treasure hunt for him, searching the grass and mulch for berries. I […]
Done. With so many things.
We’re done with school!!!! Co-op is done got the summer! Awana is finished! Well, done except for the English book Eden’s working on finishing asap. And handwriting for Sterling, Ruby, Charlotte, and Pierce. That’ll go all summer. But hooray, the rest is in the books. I. Am. Done. Cause for celebration, I tell you. In […]
Wait, what?!
I asked Ruby to wash and then hard boil two dozen farm-fresh eggs. She came to me when she’s was finished washing them. “You washed them really well?” “Yes.” “You’re sure? You got all the poop off?” “That was poop?!?! I thought it was just dirt! I touched that!” Mmm, yes. Poop. Funnier still was […]
High Hopes
We’re wrapping up school for the year. Whew. It’s been a doozy. Sterling and Ruby have a week or two of math left, and both have two weeks or spelling left. They both, along with Charlotte and Pierce, have handwriting through the summer since we started a new curriculum later in the year, but Charlie […]
Spray paint and haircuts
Blaine’s home. Finally. It was a long week. I got the grand idea to paint the 4’x8′ trailer while he was gone. It’s nice to have a project when he’s away. This one required sanding, priming, and painting – in a week that it rained more than not. I pulled the trailer to the neighbors. […]
Happy Easter!
When you line up eight littles for photos… You just hope for the best. I just keep reminding myself that one day they will all look and smile – but they’ll be big and that’ll be sad. I got all my flowers planted in the yard yesterday. Today it rained. ‘Tis a beautiful thing. Today […]
chores reassigned – and new ones undertaken
I reassigned chores last week. Liberty got the newly-created job to make lunch. Every day we scramble, eat random, and make more messes than any nine people ought to be able to create during one meal. It’s a free for all of huge proportions. Now, Liberty took it over. She has plans. Organized is her […]
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