We celebrated Christmas at our house today. Yes, on January 25. One month after our traditional Christmas celebration, a date that is total coincidence and in no way planned. You see, a couple of weeks before Christmas, the boys shopped the AWANA store night for gifts for one another. The good folks at our AWANA…
I LOVE OUR BOYS! I love spending time with them. I love listening to their imaginative play and just hearing them romp through the house. I love relaying their latest antics to their Grandma and Grandpa. But… our boys are high energy. They are high activity. They are high maintenance. And they are…
Tonight I am grateful for the peaceful sounds of home. The boys and I are visiting Grandma and Grandpa this week. As I sit at my computer this evening, the house is quiet, the windows are open, and the night is filled with a chorus of tree frogs, Upland Chorus Frogs to be specific, hundreds…
After three hours in 100 degree heat picking peaches and raspberries, we were ready to cool off in the neighborhood pool. But just as we had the cool, clear water of the pool in our sights, we were approached by one of the lifeguards: “Pool’s closed,” he said. “What?” we mumbled in disbelief. “We…
One of the things I love about our history curriculum, Tapestry of Grace (TOG), is the on-line support I receive from other moms using the curriculum in their homeschools. The TOG Yahoo Group, Loose Threads, has provided me with a wealth of information on using TOG, homeschooling, parenting, preparing meals, and so many other topics. …
The Beatles’ song, All You Need is Love, was on the radio. Connor listened intently for a moment and then stated emphatically, “Incorrect! That song is incorrect! You don’t just need love! You need food, and water, and shelter, and maybe some friends, but not just love.” When I heard this, I laughed, praised him…
Last month, Ryan attended an A to Z Mystery themed birthday party. The party host presented each of the boys in attendance with one of the A to Z Mystery books (by Ron Roy) as a party favor. Ryan read the entire book that afternoon and begged to head to the library before it closed…
I did it! I logged on to type my Gratituesday post, but before I did, I happened to read Amy’s Gratituesday post and I knew it was written to encourage me, to speak to my heart, to move me into action… and it did! Perhaps her post was not written only for me, but her…
Music… it can relax; excite; improve memory and learning; decrease heart rate, pulse, and blood pressure; aid in healing; improve plant growth; increase a hen’s egg laying; and improve worker production… and yet, more often than not, we take it for granted. It’s playing in the background, unnoticeable perhaps… until you walk out of a…
This weekend, the boys went camping with their Cub Scout Pack, accompanied by their Dad… and their Grandma! It was a beautiful weekend, and they had a fabulous time… which you can read about here, for while I am grateful that the camping weekend was such a success, my Gratituesday post is not about their…