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Antony has been begging me to post a video of him....here I happened to actually have the camera handy to get this sweet brotherly moment.
Another lovely morning...cold, but sunny and bright! Our night went well for the most part....Antony and the girls all slept great...Anita stayed in her own bed until 7:15 this morning! Marten went to sleep while eati…
I am not sure where the burst of energy came from this afternoon, but after dragging around most of the day...only accomplishing school, meals and a few other necessities....we (the kids and I) disassembled Marten's crib…
I could use a large serving of energy this morning......and a shot of gumption would be nice. Antony noted that tomorrow is St. Andrew's Day in Canada....he thinks we should move there so we can have a celebration. Ant…
I had just typed up a nice post for today....but xanga ate it so I am just posting the praise list again.Have a great Wednesday! Praises~a bright, sun-shiny day!no errands to run today!getting a shower without any interr…
Good Morning on this fine day! Hope you and yours are off to a good start of a productive day....I am hoping that ours will be productive too. The kids all seem much better and ready to hit the ground running. I am h…
Still haven't gotten the Christmas decorations out........ I just had too many other things going on....well, mainly school....the kids had a hard time getting into the swing of it. Hopefully, tomorrow will go better. …
We are back after a wonderful long weekend. Oscar, not only had off on Thursday, but also on Friday....and I didn't work any nights this weekend...due to Marten having a back chest cold and Anita having a stomach bug of…
Happy Thanksgiving!
All the Thanksgiving preparations were completed (well, the ones that can be done ahead of time), the gifts for the early Christmas were wrapped, the house was not cleaned, the school work was skipped, and naptime was ba…
It is the morning before Turkey day! I don't have any majorly exciting plans for the day....just need to stuff the turkey and make the fresh cranberry relish and the cranberry gelatin. It is nice when there are 5 cooks…
Yesterday it was a horrific post involving Antony....today it is a sweet one.As Antony (who is 7) watch his Aunt in a wedding dress, he was asked what he thought of it....."There is just one problem," he proclaimed. "I …
Today has not been the best "momability" day for me...10 years ago if someone had told me that I would have a son, and when my husband came home from work I would BEG him to "get that child out of my house for awhile!!" …
Been tagged....I need to post 7 random things about myself....ummmm...Waited til my 30s to become a parent....and would love to adopt some day.I have lived in 18 different houses, in 3 countries and in 3 states.I like my…
What a grand weekend!! I finished the long stretch of night shifts on a good note.Jim brought Normie home from her missions' training program, now she will be here for a week before going over seasWe had a sisters and m…
What a beautiful sunny, yet nippy fall day we are having! I went out this morning an snap a picture of the leaves with the sun shining on them. It turned out much better! Here....judge for yourself! Last night went mu…
Fall ~Today, even though it has been rainy, dreary and not so pleasant weatherwise....The foliage is stunning!! I wished over and over that I had taken my camera with me as I ran errands with the kids and my mom. I too…
Wow....today seems really long. I am feeling rather tired and was feeling happy at the thought of bedtime approaching....then I remembered that I told someone I would fill in the next 2 nights for them, plus do my regul…
Yeah! My contacts didn't cost as much as I was expecting!!! And they will come with a mail-in rebate for $60.00!The kids finished their school work inside of 2 hours and even did some extra so we can finish early this…
Thanks for all your comments, messages and prayers yesterday...the day did get better and has gone better today too. No my kids did not get a day off from school for Veteren's Day....but they will be having off all next…
GrouchinessYou would think that since we all slept in until 8:30 that all would be going smoothly and we would feel refreshed and excited about starting a new week.It isn't so.I knew I was feeling overwhelmed with all th…
Just returned from a day out in Virginia....we went to see Oscar's family...His aunt will return to Honduras next Sunday. It was good to spend some time with them all again and to eat some of their authentic Hondurean c…
It never ceases to amaze me how good one can feel after a 2.5 hour nap....especially on a cold, rainy November day.
We were to go on a school outing tonight for a hayride and cooking supper over the campfire....I don't think it is going to happen.Antony, Marcia and Anita all seem to feeling great this morning.....I am happy for them..…
The Clues....Marten is excessively and unusually clingy and fussy Anita is crying over every little thing in her life Antony and Marci are scrapping like cats and dogs Antony and Marci cry at any suggestion mom makes tha…
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To dump or not to dump....I have had one of those nasty experiences this morning that I am sure everyone could do without. I made a pot full of steel-cut oats for breakfast and we all enjoyed them immensely. Later, as …
Life has been full of new experiences, people and lots of the regular things the last few days. My new profile picture is courtesy of Marcia...she is developing a desire for taking pictures...and this one turned out pos…
The Sweethearts Kathleen and Maurice & Normie and Jim Wishing my sisters (and their men) the very best!
The moment of truth has arrived. I knew it would be coming soon. Lately, Antony has been asking more and more if things are 'real' or not. He started in again this morning, when he saw a Spiderman picture on a cereal …
Wow! it has been several days since I have had time for this.....Having a fairly normal week, busy with school and all the normal chores around here...a bit of a stomach bug seems to have passed thru us all too.We are ge…