OH NO!
on Sep 14, 2009This morning Carrie went to go out the door to the bus. She pulled her water bottle out of the freezer and asked...why didn't my water freeze? It was in there all night. And sure enough, it was barely chilled. My heart sank. We can't afford t...

I was gonna....
on Sep 13, 2009Days are flying by and as the do I keep thinking....I was gonna tell you all about....Our awesome trip to the state park during Tom's vacation. We went to the water hole, hiked along the gorges, played on one of the funnest playgrounds I've ever be...

What!?! It's Friday already?
on Aug 21, 2009Wow that week went fast. That's ok this week since it means that when Tom gets home tonight....he'll be on vacation for a week! Woohoo! I've put in an order for next week to move at a snail's pace though. It's not like we have any big plans. It'...

Hot and Muggy with a chance of melting
on Aug 16, 2009I can't complain too much since we've been waiting for the hot summer weather all summer but...IT IS HOT out there! And wouldn't you know it, my pool has perfect timing and has decided it wants to be green. I think it was hit by lightning during a...

Let the vacation begin!
on Aug 12, 2009Luke is done with summer school! I feel safe to say that he will NOT be doing that again if he can help it. I know he needed it in English and I'm worried about how this coming year is going to go for him...it's 11th grade, the year of the English...

Well there goes THAT day
on Aug 8, 2009My bad, I thought Michelle had Friday off. At least I could swear she told me she did. So here I was thinking I didn't have ANYTHING to do on Friday. Oops...except Jake's 13th birthday, we should at least have a special dinner with cake and ice...

Finally getting some pictures up!
on Aug 6, 2009Now that I've recovered from the summer conference at church, I'm trying to get caught up on things all over. I'm working on my room as soon as I finish up here. Then it's onto the library. I haven't posted pictures in a looong time so bear with...

The beach
on Aug 6, 2009At the end of July Della and I took the kids to the beach. In all we had 22 kids, ages 17yo - 20mos, with us. The weather was great (rained at home but not at the beach) and the waves were the perfect size to give the kids a thrill but not be too...

Coffee break
on Jul 23, 2009I love when my mornings go like today has. Up before the break of dawn and Tom's alarm, laundry in, dishes going, took care of the pool and the chickens and sent Luke off to school. Now I'm sitting here with my coffee.Drew borrowed the van today si...

This wasn't my intention
on Jul 18, 2009I never intended to let this place go dormant, especially now that Liz is gone. I wanted to keep this updated and fresh with tons of pictures for Liz to see. I even bought a new camera before she left. Unfortunately I keep forgetting I own it and...