'Family Stuff' Category
In lieu of real blogging . . .
Had family here over Easter, will blog more about it when I actually make some time to blog. In the meanwhile, pictures!
Happy New Year
Sitting here with the kids, just watched the ball drop. They were so excited to stay up late — Pink Pixie made confetti and we all had sparkling berry juice — well except Monkey Boy. He made it til 11:50 or so. Squid had to work, too bad he had to miss the festivities . […]
I’m not a Scrooge, really!
Pink Pixie just informed me that Christmas is in eight days. Do you know how many gifts I have bought? Zero, Zilch, Nada. We just put up the tree yesterday. This season has been woefully neglected in this house this year! We did manage to do Jasmine’s birthday — however, as you see, I also […]
What’s new?
Not a lot. Halloween was pretty uneventful, the girls were Disney princesses — Jasmine was . . . Jasmine (surprise), and Pixie was Cinderella. She really wanted to be Aurora, but when Nana and Papa went to the Disney store, they were out of Sleeping Beauty. Monkey Boy was Spiderman — he wanted to be […]
Yes, I am still alive.
Real life has such a way of getting in the way of the internet, doesn’t it? I have meant to blog so many times and then just didn’t take the time to do it. In my defense, if I have a choice between blogging and napping, at this point, naps win out every time!
I mentioned […]More so-called than ever
Well, looks like my so-called homeschool will be more so-called than I had planned. With the new baby on the way, and with my laid-back style of education, Squid has really pushed to put the girls in school this year at least. He is on board with the basic idea of homeschooling, […]
What is my problem?
I sit down at the computer, or at Squid’s laptop and think about logging into HSJ to blog. Then I decide to read blogs instead. After I’ve read my entire Google Reader list, then I go over to GCM or WAH and catch up there, then play some games or surf at BlogSoldiers […]
It’s pink!
I got my Mothers’ Day gift today! Squid was working so many hours the week of Mothers’ Day, he didn’t have time to take the girls shopping. So, amid lots of whispers and “Nothing’s going on, Mom, really”, they went off this morning and came back with this:
Then I spent the next three hours trying […]
What do kids in Kansas do when the sidewalks roll up at 6 pm?
My niece and her friends made this little video — it really is a slice of life in the country. Just kickin’ back and goofin’ off. I’d tell you which one she is, but my Undersheriff brother-in-law might come put me in jail. He’s protective like that. All these girls are adorable, […]Other special people on Mothers’ Day
Jenn over at Mommy Needs Coffee wrote a beautiful post about some of the people we forget on Mothers’ Day — all those people who might not be ‘traditional’ mothers, but who are mothering all the same. You have some of them in your life, I’m sure — an aunt who watched you while your […]
Hello again!
Wow, that was quite a little unannounced blog sabbatical, wasn’t it?! The weekend with RJ was woooooonderful, and it’s just been busy as all-get-out since then. I’m on Squid’s laptop - when I get back to my computer I’ll post some more pictures. Here’s a quick round-up of our goings-on:
The church let Jim know a […]
They’re almost here!
My sister, her boyfriend, and their baby are on their way!!! I can’t wait to see little R.J. He was born at 34 weeks, in January. He did pretty well for a preemie — 4lb, (I forget the oz!), and his lungs were just fine — he spent NO time in the NICR. Now, at […]
Menu Plan Monday
I’m so glad I can play this week! Last week was a make-whatever-you-can-out-of-whatever-you-can-find kind of week. But payday was Thursday and I’m all set for this week and most of next week.
I make my menu plans for two weeks out, and start on Thursday, so I’ve taken some of the Menus4Moms stuff for this week, […]Servant Heart
We recently went to a marriage seminar that really hit home with me. They made a particular point over and over — that until we can truly have a servant’s heart toward our spouse, it is hard to make a marriage work. So, on that note, a recent scene from my family room.
Set notes:
Both […]Squid’s Blog
Squid’s got his own blog!!!
