We’ve spent the last week and a half making pretzels and sausage for Reformation day, and camping for the first time in our new camper. I started working part time for the first time in about twelve years, the laundry chores got reassigned in an attempt to keep up, we successfully celebrated camo day at […]

Homecoming was last weekend. I’m slow. I’m not really sure what happened to this week. Eden is a freshman this year and got to join Liberty for homecoming. There was much dancing, music, food, and fun. I workee security again this year so I got to be there. I have to keep an eye on […]

In a moment of “before” here’s a few photos of the camper. I haven’t touched anything yet. The wallpaper is going to go if I have my way, possibly new cushions and curtains, and some color is needed. I’m excited to start and swamped for time to get going. Here’s where we are with it […]

After having tiramisu at a restaurant recently, I decided the kids needed to experience it too. Finding the ladyfingers that we needed for the tiramisu recipe at the grocery store turned into a frustrating venture, and we ended up making our own. I didn’t get a photo of the final dessert. Almost everyone liked it […]

A neighbor offered us a large box of apples. After lunch today, we all pitched in and peeled, cored, sliced, bagged, and froze twenty quarts of apples. Everyone had a job. Even Stellan and Elliot  chopped apples with a butter knife. It took us about three hours from start to cleaned up. And for dessert… […]

We are all well. Have been since Monday… after the last person fell prey to The Bug, and all ten of us were sick. I almost prefer that, in a strange way. At least now I know there won’t be any outliers, waiting to get sick when normal life has resumed once more. We bought […]

Yesterday, Charlotte was sick. A co-op classmate had the exact same symptoms the same six hours after co-op so we decided it was food poisoning.  None of the other kids were sick. It had been a full 24+ hours of Charlotte being well. The two big girls had plans to go shopping with friends. I […]

Two dear girls got new glasses last week. Miss Elliot got her first pair – not a shock since getting her to focus on a page is sheer torture for both of us. I’m remain unconvinced that this will solve all the squirrelly, but it’s a good first step. (The other, is suspect, is age. […]

Today is Charlotte’s 8th birthday. She woke up at 1:00 am throwing up. She’s thrown up over a half a dozen times since then. Happy birthday, baby girl. This one is memorable. We’d already planned – for the first time ever – to celebrate both her birthday and Pierce’s, which is Monday, together this coming […]