If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!She’s getting bored and is needing to be entertained, which is a huge improvement over her lack of energy yesterday.   We’ve walked the halls, played Chutes and Ladders, done some drawing, and played games on my computer. If lunch...
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When I gathered up my sweet little 9 year old to take her to the doc this morning, I suspected we might end up here.  She’s been vomiting off and on since Friday night.  And sure enough, when our doc got a look at her droopy little self, he decided some IV fluids might...
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I am most thankful this Thanksgiving for family, and today am especially thinking of the generations who’ve gone before us. They taught us to work hard. They taught us to be honest, to be kind, to love each other, to value life. And they taught us to trust and serve God. I had a...
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I’m usually one of those crazy people who enjoys shopping on Black Friday  (you can read my Black Friday shopping strategies here.)  But this year I’m still on the fence. I’ve got some shopping done already, some other things planned to make, and a variety of things on kids’ lists that don’t seem to...
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Here she is in her first days with mommy and daddy             And here she is celebrating her 7th birthday this weekend.                   Happy birthday, sweet girl! We love you!
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Looking for a fun and affordable Christmas gift for a sister or a friend?  Right now amazon has  A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a Large Family bargain-priced at $5.85.   I’m not sure how long the sale lasts–  amazon doesn’t tell authors things like that.  But if you enjoyed the book yourself and want...
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(The winner of the book ‘Love and Respect‘ is commenter #18 Gypsy.) ~~~~~ Saturday we headed out to a very cold and windy park for our family picture. I think we ended up looking only a little shivery!  You should be able to click on the pictures to enlarge them. I ended up liking...
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…was declared to be a little boy according to the ultrasound today!  John is calling him the Grandboy.    Can’t wait to meet that sweet child!
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…we should know whether Erika and Israel will need boy things or girl things for their new little one!  Either way, what a lovely reason we have to be looking forward to February!
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Today is cold, cold, cold  (38 degrees) and I am not sure I’m ready for fall.   As I write, a couple of my boys are bringing in firewood so we can start a fire in the fireplace for the first time this year.  Yesterday was warmer than today and yet I spent the day...
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