My successful Mom’s Night was made possible due to the Great Toy Overhaul. What’s that, you ask? Prepare to be shocked: This has been bothering me for about 8 years. Five different rooms with toys in them, all reachable by children, all mixed in. Cars in the blocks box, dinosaurs in with the Little People, and basically not a single fun set because what makes sets fun is having the whole set together. But how???? I’ve re-sorted toys a billion […]
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Tonight I’m hosting my home school moms’ group. That means that I will be spending all day trying to clean up my house, take care of four children, and cook. I need to make sure that I don’t fall into the prideful trap of cleaning up my house to try to make myself look good. It’s not about me. Let’s not put on a show and act like my house is always this neat, if I even manage to get […]
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Last weekend, Alan and I drove to church separately. We do that often since I rarely wake up early enough to leave on time, which bothers Alan. He so badly wants to be on time. Oddly enough, I needed to be extra early to work the nursery that morning, so it was just J.D. and me in the van, and we were even earlier than Alan. I was doing well, zipping down the highway. I didn’t have the radio on, and […]
» Read moreWe’re having Field Trip Week at Pacific Christian School. See, Alan is out on Fall break, so the timing is perfect for maximum family fun. First, let me tell you about Abalonetti! This place has an exciting local’s menu, food that every single one of my children like (as in yes, they have pizza), and delicious sea food. I’m the kind of person that picks a favorite restaurant and then stops going to all other places. I have now picked […]
» Read moreI don’t know if Alan’s parents were trying to tell us something when they sent us to see this movie…Ha!…….But I DO know that it was INSPIRATIONAL and so REAL. Go see it THIS WEEKEND. It’s playing at theaters everywhere right now. You won’t regret it! You’ll leave the theatre saying, “Yeah! Bring it on! Let’s do this!”
» Read morePhotoblog of Our Most Recent Adventures Both Barefoot and Otherwise Why would anyone not like it? Well….do you remember when Joshua was ages 1-5, and he was obsessed with ALL animals? Remember how he could tell you every species of whale and what it ate at age 3? It’s exciting for him to see these animals that he’s read about all of his life, but once he has seen them, he’s done. No need to stare at something for 2 […]
» Read moreToday the boys and I had to walk all the way to the mini-mart, which is all of 1/2 a mile. I put JD in the double jogger, that way I could put the milk I needed in the empty seat. How did we let ourselves run completely out of milk? Families of six cannot do such a thing! I didn’t let anyone ride bikes, so Caleb ran most of it. One of Daniel’s biggest wishes is to beat Caleb […]
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I recently read a post by Tamara over at tamaracamerablog.com, titled “In My Wheelhouse.” She talks about her realm of expertise, the things that she can do, and do well. She inspired me. What is in MY wheelhouse? Tamara is really into the photography AND writing aspect of blogging. Actually, she’s also a genius at the social networking part of it too. I enjoy the writing, and you know I love me some pictures. But photography? Taking wedding photos for other […]
» Read moreThe biggest change of the year for me has been that I’m so busy with people who I can actually see that I can no longer keep my blog updated or read my Facebook feed. My online life–Is that a thing??– is seriously taking a hit! Yes, I still go on Facebook to check my messages, so I still see the “top story” or two, but that’s about it. Last year, I spent so much time alone in the house […]
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I mentioned before that I’m using this book to build a new family schedule. My first one was ridiculously over-zealous: I’ve scratched some of that mess out and shortened it and replaced as much as possible with “Sit on the porch and watch Daniel ride his trike.” However, a TRULY REALISTIC schedule would look more like this: 6:00 Begin hitting snooze button…. 6:30 Get out of bed. Take quick walk. 6:45 Argue with Alan over which is quicker: Keurig […]
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