It starting to look and feel a lot like winter around here.
Day 101
I think I missed my calling. Do you know I could have charged $12 per face?!?! That was the going rate at our local Festival of Trees.
Why Our Row at Church is Full
Our kids don’t go to Sunday School…they go to church with us. I know this is a controversial topic, so this post is not to judge what you do but just to share why we do what we do. Many years ago when my dad was a full-time youth worker at our church, Patrick and I observed how 9 and...
Day 100
Every year, Nana and Pops buy an ornament for each of the kids. We’re going to pretend they didn’t find a $1 ornament stand with over twice the selection after this picture as taken.
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 11 and Week 12
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
Day 99
We’ve always wanted to try TurDuckHen. With over 20 mouths to feed, we decided to add one to our menu this year. It was a little anti-climatic but at least we can say we’ve tried one.
Thankful
Our church had a neat Thanksgiving Eve service last night that included recording what we were thankful for during this season of our lives, the last year, month, and today. While many of my responses revolved around our kids and our recent adoption, I realized yesterday that I am really thankful for this blog. It...
Day 98
We now have 100% bike riding success for all family members!