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 Children's Books, Homeschooling, Musings on Jun 29th, 2018
Last year I made a list of the books we’d read together as a family, and I was disappointed at how few books we’d actually done. My vision for homeschooling is centered around reading aloud as a family, so this was an area that I wanted to improve on over this past year! I feel […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on May 9th, 2018
When a group of homeschool friends announced they were doing a field trip to the Huntington, we pulled out our membership card and tagged along. It’s amazing what a difference a month made with the flowers! All the roses were heavily pruned a month ago, and this week, they’re all in full bloom!
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 21st, 2018
Clare and Paul are out in San Diego for a family vacation, so the kids and I spent Monday with Clare and her crew down on Coronado Island! Natalie and Chris came down for the afternoon, too. Back in college, Clare and Leah and I had this grand plan of how we were going to […]
When Tommy stopped eating last week, we figured out that Q’s loss of appetite is partially related to the virus they all had. Tonight she ate pizza again for the first time in months, a generous helping of corn and cherry pudding, and green beans (which I had forgotten about) for dessert! Save
Posted in Musings on Oct 18th, 2016
It’s been a few years since I’ve posted, but my login still works…. Emily and I will be password protecting the blog within the next couple of weeks. It will not require a username for you to log in. It should just require a password. We’ll notify many of you who read the blog regularly. […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 28th, 2016
Or, how Emily is planning on spending her time this week while the kids are off from school… I got a new camera! My old one died, and instead of spending the money to resuscitate it, we decided it was time for me to upgrade. I’ve only had a chance to read a couple chapters […]
Posted in Musings on Nov 28th, 2015
Wowsers, my left foot is having a bad year. I’m pretty sure I broke my left little toe this afternoon on a wooden box the kids had left out. Of course it’s while Derek is out of town. I never seem to hurt myself when he’s actually here to help out. My toe is warring […]
Posted in Musings on Aug 24th, 2015
Once upon a time there were two legs that were used equally. Then one day, a fluke accident with a plastic snail put one out of commission for 8 weeks. The other one took on more than its fair share of the work and caught some sunshine. The other one stayed in a boot in […]
Posted in Musings on Aug 3rd, 2015
It’s been over a month since I broke my foot, and it’s still painful. I feel like that’s not a good sign, so I might call up the doctor’s office this week and ask. Since this was our first broken bone, I have nothing to compare it to. We had help with meals for a […]
As someone noted at church on Sunday, we have four children and three feet. This has not been easy, even with Sarah doing my grocery shopping and taking my kids for playdates several times a week, our community group bringing meals, Samara back in service babysitting and taking the kids to swimming lessons, and various […]