A couple of times a year it hits me. Maybe I trip over a toy, maybe I get all the laundry all washed and folded and try to put it away (yes, this is a rare occurrence, kind of like all the planets lining up perfectly, maybe I try to find something and it takes me 20 minutes to put… Read More »Too Much
Last night brought the season’s first snow. The first flakes were falling as I buttoned up our home for the night, and exclamations of delight from the Middles and the Littles greeted us this morning. My husband and I were not quite as thrilled. While we enjoy the beauty and stillness the snowfall brings, we are also very aware of… Read More »First snow
I’m back!!! I’ve missed posting. We’ve had computer issues that kept me away. They aren’t completely resolved, but at least I can get a post up every now and then. My morning did not start off very well. My littlest Little has been keeping me awake more than he’s letting me sleep, which makes for a very tired Mama! Add… Read More »A Breath of Fresh Air
We took a day out of our routine to enjoy the amazing weather we’re having. We’ve been so busy lately, that a trip to the park was definitely in order. Silas enjoyed his first time ever on a swing. Look at that happy face! Emma pondered in the tunnel. Si pondered on the mulch. Emma ventured as high up as… Read More »A Day at the Park
Back around the beginning of the year, a lot of bloggers were selecting a word for the year. I didn’t pick one. The last few years have been a little more packed full than normal. Whatever normal is. Based on the last few months, I think that BUSY is a good word for us. Or maybe BLUR. Because everything happens… Read More »Blur
Last week was spring break for our oldest son. For a brief week our family was nearly all together again, missing only our oldest and her family. Josh is attending a school that focuses entirely on music and worship. It isn’t a 4 year school, but the education he’s receiving there is intense. When you spend all day every day… Read More »Bringing Home the Music
What a very strange winter we’ve had around here. January felt like spring with hardly any snow to speak of, and then March came blustering in leaving the ground more snow covered in the first week of its arrival than we had nearly all winter long. We wondered what this very unusual winter would do to the maple syrup season.… Read More »Syruping Time
We had our early snow in October, and now again, we have snow. It’s the day before Thanksgiving, but it looks more like Christmas outside to me. We’re expecting another 10 inches or so. My heart is so happy to sit inside my little cottage all snug and warm when it’s snowing and blowing outside. The fire is burning in… Read More »Holiday Snow
It’s pretty amazing how time works. You know, how when you’re counting down the days until something exciting happens, it seems like time just drags on. You can almost count the seconds, and they drag on endlessly. But when you’re looking back at something, it seems like time has flown by. And you wonder where it all went and how… Read More »Two Months
Such a busy summer we’ve had. Trying to get some projects done around the house. Trying to enjoy the summer. Trying to enjoy the last few months before Josh left for school. Trying to prepare for the newest little one to join us. And now, here we are. At the end of summer. Fall is coming in quickly, although we… Read More »Time Flies When You’re Busy