I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Nov 11th, 2015
Our charter school is off for Veteran’s Day, so instead of giving in to my inclination to push ahead with our schoolwork in order to take more time off while moving, I let the kids decide to just have a lazy day at home. The big girls played nicely in their room for most of […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Nov 6th, 2015
Well, this is a relief! But is it non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, organic, paleo, and free range?
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Nov 4th, 2015
When Charlotte and Trenton came over this evening, we decided to have a tea party, complete with lemon curd and double clotted cream from the British import store downtown. Pinkies up!
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna on Nov 3rd, 2015
The kids got started carving pumpkins with Grandpa before everyone got tired of it, which is as far as we’ve gotten in years. Then it’s been raining the last two days, so they are probably rotting, half-carved, on the back patio. Oh well! At least they drew on them!
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Sewing Projects, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 31st, 2015
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 23rd, 2015
All four kids had their dental check-ups today, and whew, it’s going to be an expensive coming decade. Tommy and Elizabeth have small jaws that will probably need some expanding, and their teeth are coming in huge and crooked. That’s normal at this stage, but the dentist affirmed that their mouths are so crowded that […]
Posted in Janie on Oct 20th, 2015
Janie was so emphatic that she wanted a baby punkin, and she worked very hard to find the perfect “punkin for Bugaboo.” Somehow I missed putting this one up yesterday.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 19th, 2015
Today we headed back to Underwood Farms for real pumpkin picking with the Kims. The weather actually cooperated–it was a cool 74 degrees. Tommy loved running around with four rambunctious boys, and can I just say that watching a teenage boy gently take a four year old through a corn maze is one of the […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on Oct 12th, 2015