A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently […]
sick.
I hate when my kids are sick. Of course I want them to always be in the best of health. But if I could find one perk to the older kids getting sick… it’s that they let me baby them and take care of them again. Just like I did when they were two, three, and four […]
Christmas trees & Choo-Choo’s
Whenever I wash our kitchen floor, I have to put all the dining room chairs out on the carpet. They then magically become a choo-choo train for whoever happens to come along. Funny, I remember doing this myself when I was little. **~** Every year when we are finished trimming the Christmas tree, I make […]
These Faces and other Happy Things
I love these faces! These faces make me happy. It’s a busy time right now, the holidays…and I can get caught up in it all — all the wrapping, all the shopping. But a few times throughout the day I try to stop and chill and just be in the moment…to enjoy these sweet faces […]
Crazy Hair
It was Crazy Hair Day at the elementary school. I had to wake up earlier than usual this morning to make sure everyone had something crazy done to their hair. Avery Alex and Aislynn (Aislynn was not happy with her crazy hair.) Aria insisted on getting into the photos… even though she doens’t really have […]
Our New Mac
Me, Afton and A.J. — playing around with our new Mac! This one is set up in our study nook in the upstairs hallway. The Apple store loved us last week — one visit and we walked out with 4 iBook laptops, 1 iMac computer, 1 iPod Touch, and two laptop cases. Too bad the […]
First Day of School
Andrew on his first day of preschool. Audriana (11th grade) and Afton (10th grade) on their first day of school. And my four elementary kids: Alex (5th) A.J. (2nd) Aislynn (K) and Avery (3rd) on the first day of school. It has been a crazy time for me. School started on the 8th and it’s […]
New Toys
Aria got a new toy in the mail the other day. It was a birthday gift from her Auntie Kelly & Uncle Rick. Of course, before she could play with it herself, Aislynn had to “show her” how to play with it. After a while, Aria got pretty impatient with her. The look on her face […]