I finally finished Christmas shopping. I had to sew a few things, and got those made tonight, and everything wrapped. Whew. We don’t get the kids a ton of gifts by any means, but half a dozen gifts per kid still means I wrap 36 gifts. I’m finally excited about the things we found, but […]
Persistence, pain, and learning personal hygiene…
Today was the Christmas party for the kids at co-op. It was exhausting, long, and now… It’s over. Whew. Co-op is done until January, we start our break from schooling next week, and it feels like I’ve passed the first leg of surviving homeschooling for the year. Tonight was my 27.5 week midwife appointment. Baby’s […]
Fiction, Christmas Trees, and Grandpa
“I know jackals are real. They are in Jotham’s Journey and in Chronicles of Narnia.” Eden lives in a world of fiction. The fact that Blaine had showed her a photo of a jackal a day earlier meant nothing. It’s in a book. That’s all that matters. Charlotte was eating her soup at supper when […]
Random, I’ve got.
Blaine’s been off from work this week. We didn’t take a vacation this year, so he was left with time off that had to be taken before the end of the year. Darn it anyway… it’s been awesome to have him home. I’ve decided he should work from home. Of course, I’m not sure how […]
Liberty’s Snow Slushi
Liberty decided to use the snow to “cook” up something. Here’s her recipe: 1/2 tsp lime juice 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp water 2 T sugar 2 cups snow food coloring (optional) Mix together: lime juice, lemon juice, water, sugar, and snow. Add drops of food coloring according to the food coloring box. Stir […]
I made three batches of soap yesterday. My house smells like a lovely citrus/clean cotton/Barber Shoppe combo. It’s interesting. Christmas, it would seem, is the best time for soap sales. I’ve sold 2-3 times as much as I did last year, and I’m scrambling to make more. Fun times. Charlotte swallowed a penny. She’s my […]
Oh the weather outside…
It’s snowing. For the first time this season, the weather is in the 20’s and it’s snowing enough to stick. Slightly. Ruby went out to help her older siblings gather kindling this morning before the snow (might, just maybe, if she’s lucky) covered up the ground, but she was so top heavy she was fearful […]
Thanksgiving 2013
Mom and Dad are gone. It’s the moment I dread from the moment I know they are coming. We hadn’t seen them since June, and now Thanksgiving is over and my house is quiet again – and the mess that it is is all from us and my not having really cleaned in four days. […]
Random thoughts from a moment in my pie-making procrastination.
Judging from the activity level coming from my abdomen, the baby agrees with me that lime Jell-o is definitely on the list of favorite foods. If Skittles hadn’t changed their green from lime to green apple, I bet baby would agree that those are also fantastic. Sadly, we’ll never know. My parents are coming tomorrow […]
I was contemplating two of my children this morning and made some observations to my husband. We have buddies around here. Each of my children has a buddy – a littler person who they are willing and able to get things for, help dress, take potty, etc., when I am unable. Eden’s buddy is Charlotte. […]
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