This weekend is a big deal. -Tomorrow is Caleb’s 24 hour EEG to test for seizure activity. -We have family arriving to help us out. -JD has a double ear infection and conjunctivitis. -Daniel has a touch of croup. Don’t worry. Croup is not contagious. It is a barking cough resulting from the size of his air passages when he is sick. Only some small children get this problem, and Dan is our only child to ever have it. It […]
» Read moreThere are so many exciting things going on in our chilly little Northern Cal world, it’s hard to keep my head on straight! Alan is in the middle of a mid-term schedule that has him pretty stressed. He actually has to go out of town later this week to test out a drone parachute that he designed. Woohoo! Alan and I are so different. No one would ever, in a billion years, ask me to design ANYTHING. Thanks to this […]
» Read moreI’ve been talking a lot about my hermit problem, and I want you all to know that things are getting so much better around here. The boys are finally opening up a little more at tutoring. I had to practically drag them away from there today! Even John David doesn’t cry when I drop him off for the tutoring childcare! We have all met plenty of people that we truly like, and the fact is that I haven’t met one single […]
» Read moreThis boy has loved this third or fourth hand Nursery Rhymes book until it has completely fallen apart. The adorable-ness level fills my heart with joy. Everyday. My friend Barbara once remarked that, “We can never truly get depressed because we have these children that keep us going. They make us happy.” They do. Did I feel gloriously joyful this morning, when right as we were supposed to leave for church, I found JD soaked from head to toe with […]
» Read moreI’ve been struggling lately. It’s been a year of lots of change, it’s overwhelming, and Alan is so busy with his engineering classes. Some days I have been a borderline bitter/icky person. I didn’t realize just how gloomy I’d gotten until I was at Bible study Thursday night with some gals in my neighborhood, and I just HEARD MYSELF. Woah. I need to get it together! This week I really hit a low point, and I just sat on my […]
» Read moreOne of the curriculum ‘thoughts for the day’ this week will be: “Little strokes fell great oaks.” I am loving the Christian, inspiring, aspect to our A Beka curriculum!!! Praise God!!!! I got really excited about this, as we can all apply this to our lives. Who can’t? Feeling overwhelmed?? Hey, man, it’s just one chop at a time. As I thought about this proverb, and how I would explain it to Joshua, I couldn’t help but picture the manner […]
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We moved to California last year, and it has been a blast. Yes, there has also been culture shock too. I’m here to tell ya all about this new place. ********* “I can’t sleep. I’m just so excited about Granddaddy and Nana!” You might say this was a really big deal! Here is their visit, according to Granddaddy’s phone. Dad let me email myself all the pictures I wanted. Thanks, Dad!! 🙂 Alan took the boys wet suit shopping. Oh […]
» Read more“I feel….really happy…..and that’s a big deal, for me.” –Marlin on Finding Nemo I just want you all to know (especially my family) that today I feel truly happy. This is probably the first time since we left Virginia that contentment and rest again reign in my heart. I can’t tell you exactly what made this summer so stressful for me. I know that I should always be thankful, as I have been extremely blessed in the life that I […]
» Read moreSometimes you meet truly kind people who go over and beyond for you. Thank you so much, Hillary. This made move-in weekend so much easier. I know I already mentioned this. Some things bear repeating!!! Things are coming together. We actually have lots of things hanging on the walls now! One step closer to feeling like home! We all went to Moss Landing yesterday evening, in search of whales. The water was not as cold as I thought it would […]
» Read moreLife kicked me around a little bit this week. A lot of things happened: not unpacking. Not much of that happened at all. First, there was the whole beginning home-schooling thing–which I did before I even finished unpacking my house. (Maybe that wasn’t my BEST idea.) Then there was the energy problem. As in, I just don’t have enough–especially after 1pm. What is that? Second, we’re in that whole just-moved-in phase. We are still learning our area and even our […]
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