I'm finally feeling more energetic (I'm 18 weeks pregnant) and am trying to take advantage of it. I've been cleaning and organizing different areas of my house, for one thing. I finally hung up some pictures that have been waiting for about 6 months. And this afternoon I cleaned the top of the … [Read more...] about Energy = Cleaning and Field Trips
Family Time
Treasure Chest
My 5 yo and his dad have been reading "Treasure Island." They're down in the basement right now building a treasure chest! They found the plans on the internet, headed over to the hardware store this afternoon to buy the wood and came back to adjust the plans to make it bigger. My son said, "You … [Read more...] about Treasure Chest
Singing Hymns
Here is a tradition that I am so glad we started early in our family. Every night we sing 2 songs right before the boys (ages 4 and 5) get in bed. This is after we read and pray. (My husband and I put the boys to bed together.) I have made a list of Sunday through Saturday. We … [Read more...] about Singing Hymns
Today
I don't have anything major to say, but wanted to share about my day. My husband was out of town yesterday and today. I woke up at 6 a.m. and no one else was awake. It was wonderful to get to stay in my bed for 30 more minutes reading the Scripture and praying--no … [Read more...] about Today
Happy Birthday
Today my little baby turned 1 year old! She is such a little sweetie. But I can't believe it's been a year already. It, of course, reminded me of where I was a year ago today. I woke up at 2:30 a.m. with contractions, but not strong or very regular, so I … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday
New Van
In a comment to my last post, Melissa (Tulip) said she can't fit another child in her van. That made me smile because we're in the same boat. I did try it and I can squeeze a carseat in between the two booster seats in the backseat. The problem is that it's such a tight … [Read more...] about New Van
