Forgot to include the list of things our family said they were thankful for this year in the Thanksgiving post, so here it is……. Kayla stuffed animals, my family, Buddy, my room, footie pj’s, Jesus, my clothes, Floppy Kitty, our chickens, my ice skates, my hair, our garden, my cousins, my church, rainforests, Vacation Bible… Read More Thankful For….
It has always been a tradition in our house to get our tree the day after Thanksgiving. I even refused a free tree from friends that were bringing some back from a Thanksgiving trip to Vermont, since they would not be returning until Saturday, and I knew there would be a major revolt by children… Read More Christmas Tree Time
A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, the kids started anticipating the day. One day Kayla said, “Mom, listen to me tell you the whole story of Thanksgiving at our house.” And then she proceeded to list everything we do from the morning until evening time – wake up, eat breakfast, mom starts cooking, set tables,… Read More Thanksgiving
Here they are – the ladybug, the football player, and the border patrolman/secret agent. They had a great time trick-or-treating with friends and made quite a haul. Afterward, Kory and Robert headed to church for the annual Free Rides outreach. This is the church’s 9th year to offer free rides to anyone who calls on… Read More Halloween
We celebrated a bit of Kory’s 13th birthday as well as Father’s Day this weekend. We knew that on Saturday we would be giving Kory the gift of an inflatable kayak that we’d been planning all year, since we will miss his actual birthday while we are in Switzerland. So, we also planned a picnic… Read More Father’s Day Weekend
The Lord has stirred in me a thankfulness for my children this Mother’s Day more than ever before. And I am so grateful, as this feeling and perspective is often lost in the day in and day out training, teaching, feeding, clothing, correcting, sympathizing, and all around sacrificial and selfless nurturing that parenting requires. And… Read More Rich and Wondrously Blest Mom
…..has become a Krum family tradition of three years now! (We skipped last year though, because of rain.) It is a holiday in Massachusetts to commemorate the Battle of Lexington and Concord which began the Revolutionary War. (Remember, “one if by land and two if by sea,” Paul Revere’s midnight ride, etc.) Well, there is… Read More Patriot’s Day…..
We’re still “in” to the tradition of egg dyeing here, but this year we did them on Easter afternoon, waited for them to dry and then took turns hiding them outside. It was cold and brown out there- no signs of Spring whatsoever! Still, the kids passed the afternoon with this activity while I prepared… Read More Easter
We had a great Valentine’s Day….The kids are showing off their cards from Grammie and Paw-Paw – complete with Visa gift card for a dinner out. Thanks, Mom and Dad Krum. After waking up to Valentine surprises, we did our schoolwork for the day and headed out to our weekly history group where there were… Read More Post Valentine’s Day Post
Evidently, “Have a good slide” is what they say in Switzerland as a New Year’s greeting. (I learned this from Romy, who’s getting married in Switzerland this year! And guess who will be performing the ceremony? Robert! Ministry is such a sacrificial calling, I tell ya. No really, we can hardly wait and feel so… Read More Sliding into the New Year