christmas stuff

Although I have packed away everything glass and written “2010” on the storage buckets, Evan killed 14 ornaments this year. I should spend the next year creating fabric ornaments, but the tree needed something this year. We let the children paint some wooden ornaments. Tommy was displeased with the shapes. “Nothing cool?” Sarah was thrilled. […]

music for Thursday

Take a three minute break and watch this video. You might need to turn up the speakers to catch everything. Or, you can just spend a day at my house. Thanks BusyBody Joan!

Doug the Gardener

Did you watch the video above? I gave Doug a week to post the video and tell his version of the story, but he’s been hanging out with the conspiracy theorists all week, so I’ll try to explain the video. Last weekend, we went out to get started on the clearing of the flowerbeds in […]

Amy loves me

Amy likes to make beds. Everyone in the family generously leaves their bed unmade just to allow Amy to “help” us. When she makes our bed, she pulls the sheets and blankets down to the floor on my side and lets them drape just an inch over the bed on Doug’s side. Then, she looks […]

The Climbing Center

The Climbing Center should have parent/toddler play time. Evan laughed and giggled with glee the entire time. Sarah monkeyed her way up the walls faster than most of the boys and adults, but I think she enjoyed being the center of attention for half a dozen teenage Boy Scouts more than anything else.