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 Friends, Homeschooling, State College, Tommy on Sep 7th, 2010
Yesterday was Susannah and Ellie’s official first day of school, so even though we’d been doing a bit here and there, we decided it would be our official first day, too. After doing school in the morning, we celebrated with a picnic lunch at Spring Creek Park! (I was the delinquent mom and didn’t bring what […]
We’ve been trying to get outside more in the afternoons, even if it’s really hot. Both kids seem to have taken to soccer at last, and they’re determined to help me with my “gardening” (eg. keeping my mom’s eggplant alive long enough to harvest it).
We finally got in for the 15 month check-up yesterday. She got two vaccinations and, poor thing, had to have some blood drawn to be tested for her egg white allergy. She only cried about her shots for a minute or two, but the whole tourniquet on her arm and syringe and all was a bit […]
Tommy and I hadn’t gotten the chalk out yet this summer…but we did yesterday afternoon, and Elizabeth played with it for the first time. She thought it was very cool to be such a big girl! Then we got into pulling apart pine cones. Yum.
Mommy: Tell me what happened outside today. Tommy: I was washing Lizzie’s car. Mommy: Whose car? Your car? Tommy: No, my sister’s. Mommy: Right. Now, she wanted to ride in it, and it was too wet, so I told you that we needed to turn the water off. Then what happened? Tommy: I did scream and say […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Tommy on Aug 27th, 2010
This morning I woke up to Tommy shouting from the hallway that he needed to go potty. He can’t just get up quietly and go–no, he has to wake up the rest of us. Then the unpleasant realization dawned on me that I’d invited a couple from church over for dinner tonight and my house […]
Posted in Friends, Homeschooling, Tommy on Aug 25th, 2010
I’ve been wanting to try this idea for a long time, and when Susannah and Ellie came over this week, I decided that prepping art projects for three would be almost as simple as just for Tommy. I adjusted the original idea, and the kids had a lot of fun! They picked out their background […]
Tommy, emerging from the back porch: Mommy! Look, I am playing the bo-bo just like Grandpa Willett! Doo doo doo. (marches around kitchen, playing his instrument) Mommy: Do you mean oboe? You made that all by yourself?! (rushes for camera before duplo oboe gets broken)
Derek finally uploaded videos from last month–Tommy reciting his Bible verses and Elizabeth starting to walk.