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 […]
Tales of a 23-year-old lawn mower
After a rainy few days, I jumped in to work in a very muddy yard today. I weeded two flower beds, and started tearing rock out of one bed that’s mostly just sat and drove me crazy for the seven years we’ve owned this place. One lawn mower trailer load of rock out of there […]
Review: A Secret Courage by Trisha Goyer
When a member of one of the Facebook groups I’m in put out a call for advance readers to read and review her newest book releasing April 1, 2017, I jumped at the chance. Author Trisha Goyer has written over fifty books and is the mother of ten. (I admit, I love to read of […]
Sickies. Again.
I have a houseful of sick children. I seem to have something else, with completely different symptoms but I’m miserable nonetheless. Kids that were sick and then better are sick again. These are the days I’m pretty sure I’ll never miss. Puke bowls and the dreaded single bathroom that typically is doable becomes a thorn […]
Dancing, Walking, and Parenting Alone
My WordPress account sits with several half written posts that haven’t been finished. Interruptions abound. Last night was the spring dance for co-op. Liberty could have gone last year as a 7th grader, but she chose not to. This year, with Liberty in 8th and Eden in 7th, they went together. I took them and […]
Loose teeth – at 3.
Happy Pi Day, y’all. I…. Didn’t make pie. Considered it. But then… Life. Supper wasn’t even on the table until 7:30. Pierce lost his handwriting book. I searched and searched. My house is cleaner for it. So is the van. He even searched the yard, in a minor snow shower. I finally gave up – […]
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