And baseball season means that SEVERAL nights a week we are at the field! This year we’ve had to divide and conquer a bit, since Kory moved up to the Babe Ruth League. No more Little League = no brothers on the same team = no more whole family together at one game!And Robert coaches… Read More Spring Means….Baseball Season!
In The Five Aspects of Woman, Barbara Mouser discusses the sanctity of motherhood – the setting yourself aside for the purpose of motherhood. She explores the reasons women may try and “fit motherhood in around the edges” rather than devote themselves to it as they would a career or cause. The reasons are fairly obvious…no… Read More The Best Convent
Lots going on here, as usual. Haven’t had much time to write about anything, but just though I’d share a few recent highlights. The first is that Kayla managed to trap Mr. Groundhog over the weekend. We don’t really know how long he’s been around, but he sure did enjoy eating fresh veggies out of… Read More Recent Tidbits
Last week we tool a 2 night/3 day trip to Washington, D.C. I have been wanting to make this springtime pilgrimage to see the cherry blossom trees in bloom ever since I first heard of them. We decided to put it on the calendar for this spring as something to look forward to. As the… Read More D.C. : Blossoms, Bikes, and a Budget
Well, we did it….we finished the 10K and had a great time. Wow…it’s so much easier to run that distance with good scenery and crowds cheering you on! The only thing we were missing was something GREEN! It was a St. Patrick’s Day Run and the Irish were out in abundance…red heads and green clothes… Read More Racing and Skating
…..do as the Texans do! Robert and I recently returned from yet another trip to Texas – my fifth trip in 12 months – and we definitely returned to our roots in dramatic way on this particular trip! Robert performed the wedding ceremony of his second cousin, Jason on Valentine’s Day, outdoors on the Eberly… Read More When in Texas……
When we moved here, several people told us that the only way to make it through the winter was to get outside and learn to enjoy it. Well, our kids are much better at it than we are. (Although we did purchase his and her snowshoes last week!) They think nothing of getting on the… Read More Winter Adventures
We left a little earlier for our annual trip to Texas and Oklahoma this year. For the first time ever, we traveled on Christmas Day and got to spend the day after with my whole family. Here we are at my dad’s house with sister Melissa and her three kids, sister Melinda – home from… Read More Christmas Catch Up
December is always FULL of activity and this one has been no different. Kayla had her annual Christmas tea party. This was the fourth one we’ve done and Kayla says, “It’s fun, fun, fun!” I think it’s fun too – maybe a bit stressful to pull off in the month of December – but a… Read More Christmas Happenings
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6am – Rise, Dress,Read Bible 6:30 am – Run 3 miles (only because I had not done it the day before, and would not do it the day after – early morning dr. appt and teaching geography class – and had to be somewhat prepared for the 5K on Sat.) 7:15… Read More Houses and Harried Holidays