Ya’ll. This boy! It’s like he’s good at everything I want to be good at. He leaves me with my mouth hanging wide open all the time. That little Daniel amazes me at every turn. I want to be just like him! Today I picked him up at school, and his teacher told me she thought he was getting sick. I waved it off. He’s still getting over this cold they had. “Mom,” he said, while he waited on the […]
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Now y’all know I love me some Valentine’s Day. I love any reason to celebrate…..so long as it does not cost me too much money. And Valentine’s Day is just that, an inexpensive holiday full of chocolate and people saying “I love you.” So I mean, really! What’s not to love??? For us, the key is to be low maintenance about it. Everyone gets chocolate as a gift, and I get the added bonus of flowers. No stress. Yes, we […]
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Sometimes I choose involuntary titles to read to my children. As in, I pick the book, and they have to listen. I have four boys, and with their personalities this is necessary if I ever want them to read a single classic novel. It worked well for the Little House series and Old Yeller, so why not Tom Sawyer? I do have the unabridged version of Tom Sawyer, which is on an 8th grade reading level and is chock full […]
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Last week Mom and I had to take an unexpected trip to Kansas. My aunt was in the hospital, in ICU. Mom and I were worried, so we trekked on out there. I’m the arthritis lady that has to take a special trip to the doctor’s office so I can make it through an airplane and car trip. I have to schedule walks down the airplane aisle to keep my legs from going crippled. Good news: My aunt DID […]
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Daniel had his first week of tee-ball. Alan didn’t sign up to coach this year, not even to assistant coach, but he went out there today and helped anyway. And you know what happened? Alan came home so refreshed and happy. It was a beautiful thing to see. Alan says that Daniel will actually be one of the oldest, most experienced players on his team this year. Yayyyyy, Daniel!!! Meanwhile, you know what annoys me? Pop culture. Why? Because it […]
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Failure stings when it’s something that means the world to you. It stings like getting stung by a HIVE OF BEES or 50 fire ants.
I set out to home school those two years with two objectives:
» Read moreCheck it out. We found photos of all four boys wearing this gray jacket. We own two of these jackets, both in a size 5/6, so that made it a little easier. I think it’s fun to see them all side-by-side wearing it. There are striking similarities. I think Joshua and John David look the most alike here. In case you’re having trouble telling who is who, it’s JD, age 3, Daniel at age 5, Caleb at age 3, and […]
» Read moreI have this friend who is always thinking of how she can help other people. You might know her as my neighbor who was always bringing us cake or veggies from her garden, when we lived in California. We love her. I mean, who wouldn’t? She is clearly awesome. You see that fun group of gals in the above photo?? Well, Chanda nominated every single one of us for Military Spouse of the Year. Because Chanda is da bomb. Next […]
» Read moreYa’ll, last night was one of THOSE nights. Thankfully, I did have the good sense to go to bed at like 9:15pm last night. How, you ask? How does a mom of 4 make it to bed at such a decent hour? 3 things: 1.) Pure neglect of chores 2.) Utter exhaustion 3.) Since Alan took over the laundry, that has been such a huge load off!! And really #4.) God knew if I was going to power through last […]
» Read more****This post does contain affiliate links.****** I received a Fitbit for Christmas. I have been wearing my Fitbit Charge II a month now, and I’m obsessed. I love this thing. I sleep with it, I check it 50 times a day, and by the way, I now always know what time it is. Plus, I see my text messages faster. I wrote a full review on all the neat-o things this technology can do, over at Monterey Premier. Here’s a […]
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