While the kids spun around on an old-fashioned (read: super fun) merry-go-round, my mother took these photos: In order to get said photos, she did this: I’m nearly positive it is the first time I have ever seen my mother on a merry-go-round. Go Mom. In other stories, Charlotte gave […]
It’s a zoo.
Since the friends we went to the zoo with here in South Dakota are far more on the ball than I am (While I took pictures, my camera still holds them captive.) I’m going to steal her photos and share them all with you. Thanks, LC. My kids love the head boards. Or whatever you […]
On Friday morning, bright and early, I throw a week and a half worth of clothes for seven people in the van (7×12 = 84 outfits. Be still my beating heart. We’ll take less and wash laundry. I’ve learned to limit them to packing in their backpacks or our gas mileage will suffer from the […]
South Dakota days.
My dad has long made up words for old songs. The “Oh Christmas Tree” song with a line in there about green teeth instead of a green tree comes to mind from my growing up years. Not much has changed. As “The weather outside is frightful” got it’s line change yesterday, Ruby was present and […]
Weary travelers and a cold, frustrated momma.
You know you’ve been up for a long time when Ruby asks for lunch at 9:19 am. We’re in South Dakota. The drive took 10.5 hours and we stopped twice. It doesn’t get much better than that with six kids. No one peed their pants and there was minimal crying – and none of it […]
A little road trip in the planning…
We’re planning a trip to South Dakota. My parents have a little sheep farm there, and this week they start lambing. Can anyone say what a good life experience this is for my kids? It’s a homeschool field trip on steroids! So, we pack. We’ll head up for a week and a half, the kids […]
Tales from the back of a very large van. Part 2.
On the way home, Ruby asked if we were in Africa. We were in Sioux City, IA. Strange, those Africans looked remarkably Dutch. Detour? I bought bananas and peanuts for snacks on the way home. They were buried under three feet of luggage. We found them when we unloaded the van. A box of Kix […]
Pizza night.
8/10’s of the kids and cousins that were here this week. As you can see, not a one of them enjoyed the pizza. 🙂
Back to your regularly scheduled chaos.
Vacation’s over. Guests left, dishwasher’s running, and life is back to normal. The house is too quiet. Actually, it’s not quiet at all. But it’s all our noise and none of the joyful cousins-playing noise. Boringly normal. So normal, in fact, that Blaine’s sick, Charlotte is still recovering, and Pierce is back to his mostly […]