Sharing Stories

Julia reading to Joseph. When our power went out last Tuesday night we had everyone camping out in our room.  It was kind of tough to fall asleep, though.  I decided that we should tell some stories to try to fall asleep. The boys all decided to take a turn at storytelling.  As you can [...]

A Snowy Day

Good morning!  I hope you are having a great day.  If you haven’t checked out my new Fix It Up Friday link party be sure to do so.  There are some great links to check out.  If you have a blog post to share please link it up here. This week has definitely been an [...]

Running Ahead

October 2010 We have had some beautiful weather this week.  There have been several days when the temperature has gotten above 70 degrees.  Today the sun is shining, there is a light breeze, and you don’t even need a coat to be outside.  I would have to say the weather is nearly perfect. The kids [...]

Bless their pointed little heads.

The title of this post is a phrase that my husband’s grandma used to say.  I guess it was kind of like “bless their hearts”.  Anyway, my kids have done some sweet things this past week that I wanted to share. My daughter was assigned to write about someone she wants to be like or [...]

Benefits of a Large Family

Benefit #2:  There is always someone to make a mess with. Whether it’s decorating little pumpkins, or … …playing with play dough, a mess is always more fun to make when you have someone to make it with. I am linking this post to Finer Things Friday at The Finer Things in Life because my [...]

Fun Fall Times

We have had two fun adventures this past week.  Last Saturday my husband and I took the kids to a nearby pumpkin patch and had a good time.   Then, today I took the kids to a local children’s museum.  The museum was originally quite small, but when they recently moved to a new location they [...]

A Walk in the Field

When you live out in the country you don’t need a park.  You can enjoy a beautiful Autumn afternoon by walking in a freshly combined field with your family. You might find some old cornstalks to play with, or a golf ball your dad hit into the field a few months ago. You can just [...]

Benefits of a Large Family

Benefit #1:  There is always someone to play with.  When I went downstairs after cleaning the kitchen this morning I didn’t see my children, but I heard them.  I quickly snapped this picture as soon as they all popped their heads out of their fort.  What fun! I am linking this post to Finer Things [...]

Sending My Children to School

I don’t often discuss the fact that my children go to public school.  Sometimes I feel guilty that I am staying home to be with my children yet, once they are of school age, they are gone from me during the day. As a former public school teacher and wife to a teacher I know [...]

Our Trip

We set out last Monday morning on our vacation.  We stopped at a train museum on our way to my aunt and uncle’s.  My boys have all loved trains, but none more than Joshua. Everything in the museum came from one man’s collection.  If it pertained to steam engines and the old time railroads, it [...]