a big (little) family

Trying to maintain my sanity and live to blog about it.

FYI:

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Just a disclaimer. All the posts below were featuring pictures while the well pump was being replaced. Probably not the best time for a photo shoot. Read: very dirty children. No baths for days. No ability to clean laundry. We did, however, find some rainwater to brush teeth with. Because dirty is one thing… but […]

Eden Rayne

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No one has ever dared to call this girl shy. She’s just about as outgoing as they come.

Sterling

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Handsome little boy loves to see himself in the camera.   But he gets a little shy and wishes I would go away when I keep pointing it at him. So silly.

Ruby

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Ruby’s not shy. She’s opinionated though. And if you bother her with the camera when she is busy she will tell you exactly what she thinks.

Thoughts for today… tired style.

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My sister had a boy this morning! I’ll spare you all the less-than-ideal occurrences that have my blood boiling at hospital staff in her area and just be proud to have another nephew, healthy and doing well. My kids shared their colds with me. They share colds better than anything else. They seem to have […]

Rice pudding, anyone?

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It’s been a day. Certainly not so difficult as last week, when we had no water, but, well, I have the biggest pot of rice pudding any family of seven ought to have – on accident. First of all, I’m craving rice pudding. And bread pudding. Not usually a huge fan of either, Blaine’s just […]

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Took me a while to figure this one out. Ruby loves parmesan. But she’s a little confused. She calls it parmidge. And when she wants some, she asks for some “parmidge on.” Oh, to be two. Read that Larry the Cable guy has a new movie airing next year. On the History Channel. Does that […]

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Your perspective is… interesting.

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We went to the zoo today. Last Christmas, we bought a zoo pass for the kids. Best Christmas gift ever – no clutter and year long enjoyment. So today we dropped school for the afternoon (and will likely make up tomorrow, because I’m just not a rule breaker like that. Can’t do it.) So first […]

Water has never been so expensive.

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Or so valuable. Three hundred fifteen feet of galvanized pipe down, one 33 year old well pump gave up the ghost. Four days of no water makes the bill to pull it up and replace the pump and pipe so much easier to swallow. Water’s flowing again, the dishes are on their way to clean, […]