Ty has made amazing strides in the area of verbalization recently and we’re thrilled! We are so thrilled that he can talk back and demand “Ty do” in any give situation. Not that we don’t want to foster independence. It’s just that it’s not always possible or convenient. We are thrilled that he can announce...
Wiser and older than his years
If you were an adult trapped in a 6-year-old body… You might read the Bible (a Revised Standard Version to boot) to dispel your fears before you go to bed. When your mom made you put it away because she was cranky and tired and wanted you to go to sleep and did not know...
Foto Friday
The garden season is slowly coming to a close. All of the Asian Pears are harvested. The apples (evident by a recent taste test) are almost ready. We only got Gala this year thanks to a local dear. We planted a chop suey variety of baby greens recently too. They’ve been yummy with a little...
I won!
If you’ve never seen the Give Away Today blog, you must hop over to it now. I enter almost everyday. Today, I was pleasantly surprised estatic to see my name on the winner list! I won a $25 gift certificate to Shade Clothing Products.
Foto Friday, Big Announcement, Input Needed, Etc.
Last weekend, in an attempt to make the most out of summer before school started, we… …fed a giraffe… …played ‘Monkey See, Monkey Do’ with a chimp… (The kids were sticking out their tongues and the chimp was imitating. So fun!) …witnessed an awesome rainbow… …took in some college soccer (in the rain)… …and caught...
Brilliance
I’m in love with creative and imaginative decorating/storage ideas. I mean I have two curtain rods in my kitchen displaying oodles of artwork. Now I just have to find a wall for this brillant idea that I found at the Goody Blog. It uses rain gutters for book shelves. I bet you could even use...
It's the most wonderful time of the year…
Oops. Did I say type that out loud? Anyone remember that Staples commercial from a couple years ago? The women singing that song while gleefully flinging school supplies into her basket? Moving on. We are officially back into the school swing of things. PJ had a half day yesterday and his first full day today. Mia...
Hindsight
“Hindsight is 20/20” they say. Who is they, anyway? I received a packet in the mail last week that caused me to pause long enough to look at Ty’s adoption story in hindsight. And in 20/20 vision, I saw God’s handwriting all over it. Remember how I already mentioned other ways that he’s a miracle...