I’m awash in a sea of boxes; up to my ears in contractors, inspectors, and paperwork. T minus 19 days until we move and we’re working our tails off, all the while juggling work and homeschool in the margins. We’re basically glamping in our current house until moving day. We boxed up the bulk of our possessions ahead of time, so as to properly stage our home when it hit the market.* Frankly, it’s a good thing we did get …
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I’m pleased as punch to participate in Multicultural Children’s Book Day again this year. Little Man was tickled when our friendly mailman delivered this vibrant picture book– and just in …
In a car, on a boat, with a goat, in the rain, on a train, in the dark, in a tree, in a box, with a fox, in a house, …
Car salesmen are fickle with vehicles, often upgrading to newer models as soon as they hit the showfloor. Computer programmers (like my husband) rotate electronics seemingly with the seasons, gifting …
Their big day is still months away, but Baby Sister and her Saintly Fiancé are hard at work planning every detail of their upcoming nuptials. Generously, they’ve asked all five …
This Christmas, two of our little elves worked away on an extra-special, top-secret project to bless our extended family… After our beloved Grandfather recently passed, I swiped a stack of …
Joy to the world, the Lord is come– let earth receive her King! “They drank healths, told stories, sung songs, “reminisced,” as the old folks say, and had a thoroughly …
For the first time in fourteen years, we’re not getting our Christmas cards out on time. Our mailing list will have to wait until New Year’s, and in the meantime …
In preparation for a proper Christmas holiday, we’re putting a bow on our studies*, wrapping up* the first semester of our seventh (unless you count preschool, in which case it’s …
It’s not Christmas ’til I burn my fingers on hot, molten sugar-magma. Quote me. My much older sister heralds HER holiday by prying the lid from an ornately festooned popcorn …
In Oregon, one does not simply select a Christmas tree from a parking lot… One must traipse through the woods (or, ahem, a tree-farm) wielding a saw, chop down a …
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