I saw a pin that caught my eye. It was this: Wouldn’t that catch your eye? So I clicked to see what it was. Turns out it was a prize in a contest. Now, I’ll tell you, I never win contests. Ever. If you ever want to win something, ask me to enter against you. It will increase your chances… Read More »My Kind of Contest
Today was the first day back to normal. No more baking, no more Christmas preparation, no more post Christmas lazy days, no more husband home from work, no more time off school work. I’d love to be able to say that we started the day early, did chores, had a homemade breakfast before hitting schoolbooks. The reality is that I… Read More »We Now Return to our Regularly Scheduled Programming
I’ve often said that my least favorite stages of childhood are teething and potty training. It’s true, these times can be frustrating and tiring. And when you’re in the middle of them, it seems like those days will never end. My husband and I have been blessed with a very unique perspective. Our seven children range in age from 4… Read More »The Curse of Parenting
I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions. I look at my life to see what’s working and what’s not working on a pretty frequent and regular basis and try to make changes that make sense when they’re needed. I think a lot of the New Year resolution frenzy is because we let ourselves go the last couple of months of… Read More »Happy New Year
The recent, unseasonal snowfall (10 inches!!) has been met with joy, confusion and dread of things to come in our little home. Zach and Maddie danced with glee when they heard that the expected inch or so that wouldn’t stick had turned into a Winter Storm Warning. Gather the boots! Get the sleds! They gathered and waited. And waited. And… Read More »October Snow
My computer died. On Sunday afternoon, I turned around to look something up on the internet (what in the world did we do before Google?). I searched, got a few options that looked like they potentially had the information I was looking for. Clicked on a couple. And then… Click. Just like that. Click. The computer shut down. It even… Read More »Click
On June 18, an amazing and talented woman, Tasha Tudor, passed away. I found Tasha several years ago and fell in love with the way she lived her life. Her favorite era was the 1830s and she lived her life as if she were in that time – from the home her son built her by hand, to the growing… Read More »The World is a Poorer Place
Wow, I haven’t posted in a while. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, God knows I have LOTS to say. I just don’t know how to say all the things that run through my head. The summer is nearing an end for us, and I need to start getting my mind back into “homeschooling mode”. Zach and… Read More »What I know for sure
Yesterday I thought it would be fun to try curling Maddie’s hair with rag curlers. You know, the old fashioned curling iron that doesn’t damage your hair. Well, this is what she looked like with her hair in rags. Kind of cute, I think. Here’s after from the back. What beautiful ringlets! Of course it helps that her hair has… Read More »Rag Curler Result
Its raining. Again. I need to check my address, ’cause I thought we lived in Texas now, and I’m beginning to think maybe not. Perhaps we’re still in Maine and this has just been a really bad dream. I’ll wake up soon, and we’ll be in Maine, with friends, my kids will all be happy, my husband won’t be, but… Read More »Rain