Hello, everyone! I hope you are enjoying spring in all her glory wherever you may be! We are loving the blue skies and some very mild, low-humidity days for a change. Typically, May is the peak of the tornado season here, so we are still on guard against severe weather. So far, so good. 🙂 …
It’s hard to believe that our spring break is over! It was a fun week full of nothing spectacular. We didn’t take a trip or do anything special. We enjoyed being together, without the busy-ness of school work on our agenda. The kids spent long hours out of doors, late nights reading, and mornings sleeping …
Hello, friends! I just wanted to drop in and  hit a few high spots of our life the last few weeks. I wrote HERE about how my kiddos, along with some neighborhood friends, built forts out of the pine needles that were raked up from our church’s yard. Well, the vacuum truck finally came by …
I’m so blessed to be at home with my children each and everyday. I get to see their smiles, hear their stories and watch their antics all day. Yes, some days, I would love for Calgon to take me away, but most of the time, I am truly grateful to be have this calling. I …
Our sweet church people worked on several projects during our church workday last Saturday. They did some painting, laid some baseboard, repaired odds and ends and weeded the flower beds. We also raked up piles and piles of pine needles. Well, “we” doesn’t include me exactly. My contribution was two crockpots of chili, some crackers …
It is a beautiful day here! 61 degrees, clear, sunny skies and a slight breeze. It’s also Valentine’s Day! (Bet you weren’t aware of that! haha!) It’s simply too beautiful to be stuck inside all day staring at our school work – even though we try to keep school fun around here, it can’t compete …
A few snapshots from our week: Laci made some blueberry muffins!  She’s getting to be a big helper! Enjoying each other. 🙂 Lauren painted her toenails!  Oh yes, and her fingernails, too! We enjoyed two days of snowfall! Well, I enjoyed it! My kids are actually saying they are tired of snow…TIRED? How can that …
Often during the hustle and bustle of life, I fail to really notice the special moments that I get to witness as a stay at home mom. Yes, sometimes I even catch myself wishing that I could be “out in the world, making some money, seeing grownups and making a name for myself”. Then, moments …
This past weekend Lauren, found an easy way to make paper hats. She made one for each of the kids, even Matthew! They all had fun posing in their new hats. 🙂 Thankful for simple pleasures,
I just wanted to share a few more photos of our fun in the snow! 🙂  Working hard. 🙂  Lauren built a fort! No, she didn’t actually throw it. lol! I liked this picture of our house. If you didn’t know better, would you think we lived in Alaska? Nope, didn’t think so. 😉  Snowy …
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