Monthly Archives: November 2009

Two weeks ago we packed our Operation Christmas Child boxes.  It has been several years since we participated in OCC.  Last year I felt like going out with the kids to shop for toys was way more than I could … Continue reading →

Psalm 107:21-22 (ESV) Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,   for his wondrous works to the children of man!And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,   and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! Happy thanksgiving! This year … Continue reading →

It seems like my baby Ben has just exploded with new vocabulary in the past few weeks.  He is like a little parrot and repeats EVERYTHING we say.  In fact a few weeks ago Stephen was holding Ben and gave … Continue reading →

Just some random pictures from our fun afternoon at the park.  After what felt like 2 weeks of rain, we finally had a beautiful sunny day…..and it was actually pretty warm too! My camera is on the blink…..ok, way more … Continue reading →

**See update below! I don’t do texting.  Literally it drives me crazy just adding a contact to my phone’s address book.  But I received the following numeric “text” on my white board last week. And since I also stink at … Continue reading →

I was determined to get some of my 1.5 bushels of apples peeled, cored, into freezer bags and finally into the freezer.  Carlos helped me by washing the apples and Jeremiah and Natalie were content to help me by handing … Continue reading →

Last week in school we were reading our history read-a-loud book Castle Diary The Journal of Tobias Burgess, and the young page Tobias was observing that “many servants came in to aid” the Lady of the manor.  After a minute … Continue reading →