Clotheslines sagging with clean drying diapers over freshly mowed grass (and dogs that photo-bomb), little boys making mud pies and the fruits of their labors, has-been hair do’s that aren’t anymore… Flowering chives and buzzing bees, and sisters pooling their talents for birthday present pictures, promises of sweet things to come, brilliant blue eyes and […]
A day in the life: Wednesday
Yesterday I ran out of gas in the lawn mower. I had it straddling the ditch, stuck, one tire in the air, another in the mud, and the mower died. I couldn’t have planned that if I’d tried. My kids now know what the N means on the shift column. Important lessons, folks. I managed […]
Snapshots: photos of Monday
A project in the making… A boy who found an open can of peanut butter and an open jar of jelly, climbed on up, and helped himself – deciding to skip the bread. Self-entertaining children. Realizing that the branch sways almost violently when someone swings, they decided to work together. Liberty got a free ride, […]
Tales from the back of a very large van. Part 1.
And… we’re back. Swimming in the contents spewed from the van, but home. Looking forward to a day at home to clean up said van spewage. We were somewhere in Iowa at a rest area about 1/3 of the way home when we nearly lost Brady. The kids opened the van door before I got […]