“Life Isn’t About Money”
A lad who was weary of He pronounced him contentNo pecuniary bentSo I bid on his good will for free
Category: Owen
Back Porch Views
That sounds like a recurring political article title to me. Anyone else think so?Maybe it already is…Just thought I’d share a few photos from the last couple months that were taken from the back porch. Foggy mornings and camouflaged visitors…
Play Room Organized
Our play room has been a battleground at times. I love it because it’s so spacious and the boys have tons of room to do whatever they want. They can build train tracks, forts, race tracks, obstacle courses and rocket ships. They have full access to wh…
Picking Up Where We Left Off
Right before leaving for Michigan I got an e-mail from a friend from college. She and her family were planning to visit the Nashville area and she was hoping I would be in town. Thankfully for this circumstance my trip would end and bring me back befor…
Mommy, Can You Eat This?
My boys got into the diet thing when I was being faithful. Explaining what a diet is and why I wanted to lose a few pounds was actually kind of fun. It really did make them more aware of what is in food and what foods make us feel good and what foods m…
Memory
I was just thinking about what it felt like to laugh uncontrollably when I was really big and pregnant. I like that memory.
Firsts
Ivan and Owen started school today. Ivan is following my homemade curriculum for pre-school until my books come in. Today I covered basics like identifying letters and trying to familiarize him with their sounds. I’m putting an emphasis on Vowels…
Funs
Owen was supposed to start school along with every other kid in Wilson county. There was a sad circumstance involving the death of a part time staff member at the school and her funeral delayed school starting until today. Owen did not know her so he w…
The Last Week
This is Owen’s last week of Summer vacation. Monday will be the beginning of first grade and a new group of friends for him to get to know. His teacher called today and I am looking forward to meeting her in person soon. In reality we are still in…
Six for One, Half a Dozen for the Other
Long time no Limerick!I decided that I’m not under “limerick law” and needed to exercise my rights to grace and freedom to NOT write a limerick EVERY Friday. However, I am without excuse to write today and I think Edith and Fran need to be recog…