My sisters and I nicknamed last summer – the summer of the salads. We had fun trying all different kinds and I was quite pleased with how my children took to them as well. The last several months have turned my eating upside down – in the best kind of ways! While I’ve been making […]
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The Apple and the Arrow
Does this disturb any of you???? In our quest to learn about courage, we took a dive into Switzerland’s quest for independence and the story of William Tell. And yes, the kids became William Tell while taking aim at the baby doll. Thankfully, they agreed to let the doll stand in for Tell’s son instead […]
Facing the Giant…
I’m back! Rested, relaxed and with renewed focus. Sometimes, it is so helpful to refocus and take a break from the norm. But I’m thankful to return and I have so much that I’m eager to write about… I set out to battle my personal giant – ‘the black hole that is the internet’, as my sister aptly […]
Doing a Reset…
I’m the proud owner of a Kindle as of this last Christmas (Thanks mom and dad!). I love it except that every once in a while it will freeze up. I end up holding down the on/off button to reset it. After a brief rest, everything is up and working again. Well this week, I had […]
A Surprise and Some Spontaneity
Any guesses what we saw today that prompted the boys to pull out these new toys when we arrived home? We started taking our dear Greta to a chiropractor this week. We are very hopeful that this will help with all of her colic and severe food sensitivity issues. (I’m currently off all dairy, wheat, […]
Creativity Inspiring
We’ve recently come under the spell of this incredibly creative book. It is always a good sign when an adult is just as captivated by a children’s book as they are. Rich and Greta inspected this book for a good part of the morning a few weeks back. We found ourselves chuckling at the […]