Ever go through one of those periods in life where everything seems to be happening at once, and not everything that's happening is good or desirable? I'm going through one of those. I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say, it feels like no aspect of my life right now is untouched by trials. Whether it's honeybees trying to...Read More

I'm involved in a Bible study called Community Bible Study (CBS). This year, we're studying the Book of Genesis which initially didn't excite me. I mentally yawned and thought, been there, done that. Except that just goes to show you how short-sighted I was. The miracle of God's word is that it is constantly changing - not what it says, but what it...Read More

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I was inspired by Liz's post about her gorgeous roses to go outside and take some photos of my own roses. Plus, it gave me a chance to play with a filter on my camera.I love this little pink guy - he blooms all summer long. If I remember to water, that is.Last year, I was puzzled because nothing happened with him, until...Read More

At some point, it occurred to me I'd need a step stool of some sort for Brooklyn and August to use if they were ever going to independently wash their hands or brush their teeth.So I found this sturdy little wooden stool for $3 at an estate sale. I had it in my head that I'd paint it and maybe make it sort...Read More

There are certain things about being a parent that are not well advertised. If they were made public, people might never have children.Here's one such fact: kids occasionally poop in the bathtub.Oh, I hear you, "EWWW!!! Grosss!!!"I echo such sentiments.Just moments ago, I was sitting down here catching up on some of my favorite blogs while Kyle gave the kids a bath. Happy...Read More

Something about seeing my two kids skitter around the place in these itty cars brings me joy.Seeing their little feet Flinstone-ing it up and down the sidewalk literally makes me laugh out loud. And to top it all off, they kind of remind me of Luigi, one of the little cars in Cars. I think it's Luigi. Anyway, it's one of life's simpler...Read More

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At the gym, stays at the gym. Except when Kyle takes a picture and then SHOWS me what shenanigans he has been up to with our little son.I was aghast, for all you other aghast mothers out there. No, not that he was lifting weights. I would expect him to be doing that! But NOT balancing on the weight rack! Kyle said after...Read More

I happened to glance out the kitchen door to the backyard and catch Ingrid hanging out with the new blue plastic horse (garage sale find).At first, they were sitting side by side keeping watch over the rest of the backyard. Then she spotted something stalk-worthy and used the horse as cover. I found it highly amusing from my vantage point at the house....Read More

I realize I'm a few weeks behind on posting Easter pictures. The reason is that we didn't really take formal Easter pictures. Don't ask me why! Sometimes we just ignore convention and do our own thing!We did, for the first time, do little Easter baskets. This is one thing that wasn't a huge deal in my house growing up. I mean, how could...Read More

What I'm not going to do here is lament the technological proficiency of our children, even our babies...I'm just going to say that it's incredible what they learn and how young they are when they learn it.Here Brooklyn and August are playing a spelling game on Kyle's Iphone. What I'm not going to do here is lament the technological proficiency of our children,...Read More