Creed James, boy who loves balls, swings, music, adrenaline, and food, turned one last week. He took the day celebrating him in stride… I think he’s catered to enough that it wasn’t all that out of the ordinary for him. He dug into his cake, opened his gifts fairly well after several sibling demonstrations, and […]

We visited with friends today who moved a few years ago that were back visiting. Charlotte was grabbing and riding a swing as she pushed it into the air and she fell – landing on both hands. She broke both wrists. She’s in splints for the weekend and will see an orthopedic surgeon for casts/braces […]

We had a restful Easter. Church, a meal together (fail: I made a ham earlier in the week. Didn’t think about ham for Easter. So in an effort to not double up in one week after two days of ham/leftovers, we had roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, and homemade rolls for Easter instead. […]

We sold Aggie last night. We’ve said for a while it was time. She’s getting old, doesn’t obey the littles very well, and the older girls’ riding skills have surpassed Aggie. They need a younger horse. Liberty told me yesterday afternoon she’d put the last bag of feed in the feed barrel. If we’re going […]

Eden turned 16 on February 1. It was a whirlwind of a day. She went for her driving test, waited and waited at the DMV, passed her test (in the old 1988 GMC pickup, same as Liberty – I’d love to hear what the cop that gives the test thinks when they walk out and […]

A couple weeks ago, my van broke down. We were on the interstate, in the dark, on the way home from our homeschool co-op. The older four kids were at a friend’s house, so it was me and the five littlest. The oil light came on, things were weird, and I pulled over, fearing an […]