Spokesman for B&N

We went to the book store the other night and CP made a B line for the adarondak. He grabbed a book and sat back and enjoyed a good book. I am tickled that he loves to read!

The Most Precious Birthday Letter Ever Written!

I altered the names of course.  I thought it was the sweetest thing Ramona has ever written.  What a stark contrast to her “I Hate School” paper. 
She wrote CP this letter and placed it on his bed the night before his birthday.  I found it on his bed in the morning and read it to [...]

Note To Self

Place only one 7 oz bag of alphabet pasta into homemade chicken noodle soup instead of two.

Sunriver Oregon

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

 
We took a much needed break from reality last week.  We spent several nights at a house in Sunriver.  We managed to fit in quite a few activities and had a glorious time spending time together.  The kids and I went up Wed. and Daddy’O followed on Thursday.  We all came home [...]

Twisted Logic and the Job Jar

I have to laugh at my daughter’s twisted logic.  The job jar came back from a Summer sabbatical and is now getting a good workout.  Ramona is refusing to do what she is told so she can pick a job from the “job jar.”  She just laughs and says, “no.”  Yipee, I get to pick [...]

3D’s Baptism

3D decided he was ready to profess his faith publicly Sunday in the river.  It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day for it.  Daddy’O did the honors.  I was so proud of the way he spoke clearly about why he made the decision to be baptized.  I missed the actual dunking on camera, but [...]

Where is the Time Going???

I just looked at the date of my last post and I can’t believe it has been longer than a month.  I’ll have to catch up, but for now I’m off to get a shower.  I know almost 1 in the afternoon is kinda late for a shower, but I’ve just been takin’ it easy [...]

Cousins and Parties

I’m thankful to God for providing me with a sister.  It is fun living nearby and having cousins for the kids to play with. 
We had a 40th birthday party for my sister and a 50th birthday party for her husband all on the same day.  They were so kind to have birthdays so close together [...]

The Library has Wii Games

Ramona was sooo excited to discover that the library carries Wii games.  She checked out four.  She even go an easy one for CP.  I cringe at the thought of a 3 1/2 year old playing the Wii, but it is hard to keep it from him since his older siblings play it. 
So, if you’re [...]

Workboxes

Workboxes are the new fad of organizing schoolwork for homeschoolers and I am soooo excited that I came accross it.  This fantastic idea is a new way of organizing school work and school day.  It is the brainchild of Sue Patrick.  She has a book available that explains the entire system and why it works, but of [...]