Thanks Erika! When I first read my friend’s post about making yogurt, something I’ve never done before, I decided I should try it. When I mentioned it to my mom – who is my guru when it comes to all things homemade, from lip balm to lotion to roasted coffee beans – she said “Oh …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
Jul 28
Science Center, Camping, & CT Scans
This past week was perhaps one of the busiest weeks we’ve had all summer. We were on the go daily, to and from everything from dentist and doctor’s appointments, to field trips and mini-vacations. On Wednesday, we met up with our old homeschool group at the Arizona Science Center. It was the first time we’ve …
Jul 21
2nd Annual Learn Nothing Day!
This Friday, July 24th, is the second annual Learn Nothing Day. Last year our efforts to learn nothing were thwarted by an interesting movie and a need to look up New Zealand on the globe. This year I was planning on locking myself and the kids in an empty white room with no windows… but …
Jul 17
Puzzles, habits & coloring inside the lines
Everett – age 5 at the time of this writing – LOVES puzzles. He’s really good at them too, and will patiently work through all his 100 piece puzzles for hours at a time. Yesterday he’d finished doing all the puzzles he had in the house, and asked me if there was a site to …
Jul 16
Everett’s feminine side…
These pictures speak fairly well for themselves. Everett found some dresses handed down to Tegan when we were going through the closet in their room. He asked if he could try them on, and I said sure.
Jul 16
The Great American Pasttime
Last Sunday brought us to a Diamondbacks game. It was the third game that Mike and I had gone to (the second for the kids) and it was the third time we watched them lose. Just like the first two times, winning would have been nice, but it put no damper on our spirits. The …
Jul 09
Kate McRae
I don’t know Kate McRae, but she has occupied much of my thoughts and prayers the past several days. She is a beautiful five year old friend of a friend here in Phoenix, who is currently battling a brain tumor. Please, take a minute to say a prayer for Kate and her family, and for …
Jul 09
Splish Splash
Yesterday we took the kids up to enjoy a splash park with their cousins. I know I posted wet pictures of Tegan just a few posts ago, but well… there’s not much else to do outside in the 105 degree heat
Jul 07
Trading Spaces
This is what the boys’ room looked like today. In a few weeks, it will – hopefully – look very different. There’s a big project going down. When we first moved into this house 2 1/2 years ago, Everett was still co-sleeping, the big boys wanted to share a room, and of course the baby …
Jul 05
The Girl and the Hose
My summer so far has not been an overwhelmingly relaxing one. There are stresses, and I haven’t slept in several weeks. Pictures like this though, remind me that I’m at least succeeding in seeing to it that the kids have a happy and carefree summer. For that, I am so thankful.
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