Monthly Archives: December 2014

. . . you take the time to notice things like this: . . . Woodsmoke lets you take his picture: . . . the kids color out of the same coloring book without fighting: . . . they stay … Continue reading →

If I owe you a Christmas card, thank you, favor, or apology, please accept my apologies here.  I’ve spent the month of December sick (nasty cold, followed by strep throat, followed by another nasty cold), and am only just climbing … Continue reading →

When I told the kids I would save some of their toys for their children, they both piped up in protest. “I’m not going to have any children.”  “Me neither!” “Why not?” “They’re messy.”  “And they get sick.”  “We don’t … Continue reading →

Yesterday, as we were setting out clothes for the church Christmas play, I asked Katherine what pants we could pair with a white shirt.  “We could do black,” she responded.  “Black sheep are cute!” I then told her that there … Continue reading →

This morning I was accompanying a scootering Nathaniel to school and I cautioned him not to go over a bumpy strip of sidewalk, lest he fall.  “But I didn’t,” he responded as he zoomed by.  As I was starting to … Continue reading →

Mom reminded me that not everyone in the world knows of our recent development: Nathaniel found Eeyore.  After we lost him in the first week of school this fall (I feared it was a sign of my ability to juggle … Continue reading →

Arts and crafts are big around here recently.  We don’t bother eating at the table very often because it’s usually covered with crayons and paper until minutes before supper.  We’re also enjoying our first Christmas tree.  Sydney reminded me that … Continue reading →

“Mama, can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Can you cut the number 1 out?  . . . Hey, Erin, can you cut the number 1 out?” I guess he’s keen to figure out what will best … Continue reading →