“Eden, would you put about… 10 eggs in a pan?” “Sure!” She walks away. Moments later, she’s back. “Crack them, right?” “No! We need to hard boil them.” Disappointment. “Oh.” We just about had scrambled eggs for supper instead of potato salad to take camping. Whew. That was close.

Pierce fell asleep not on my back, in my bed, or in his bed two days in a row now. Never before had such a thing happened. Last night, it was laying across my lap. Maybe we’re turning a corner with his fussiness. Today, Blaine turns 35. I’m sure he’ll thank me for throwing that […]

Liberty’s chopping onions for me. I hear a cry from the kitchen, asked if all was well, thinking there may be blood. Nope. “My eyes hurt.” was the reply. Whew.

Note to self: Next time you wonder if someone put the chicken and hamburger from the grocery shopping trip in the freezer without being asked, investigate. Thank you, Lord, for the little things. Cooler bags, rainy days, and mostly frozen meat 18 hours in the van later saved me a lot of money and another […]

Our house has a central air unit. It was broken when we bought the house, and being huge fans of the 100+ degrees our Missouri summers provide, we’ve yet to fix it. Ruby told me how to fix it today. (Mind you, it was 82 in the house and quite comfortable with just the ceiling […]

Number of times I got interrupted while trying to read an article this morning: 6. Number of times I got interrupted before I hollered “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!” when I lost my place. Again. 8. Apparently I did not holler loud enough, because they didn’t stop coming. I’m swimming in things to do and not enough frame of […]

We live next to a cave. No, not in a cave. Next to one. Close enough that we can walk to it and get there before Charlie gets tired. Close enough that we get to do the touristy thing and go through it, whenever we want, for free. Ah, the perks of this little house […]

Maybe you ought to consider sleeping later. When your first nap happens at 7:24 am, you might think about shifting your nap into your night and letting Momma get more sleep too. More sleep for Momma can only be a good thing. Less crabbiness, more energy to play with you, and a longer fuse might […]