Loving Life

First of all, I'd like to say that I finally figured out how to get a subscribe by email thingamajig on this here blog. Look over to your right and feel free to subscribe if you'd like to be notified of my infrequent postings. I'm planning on not posting these on facebook anymore, so if you really want to read it, you'll either need to check the site here or subscribe. We're settling into our new daily schedule after the first week of the new year being messed up by snow days. We have awesome neighbors here and one of them owns a snowblower that he loves to use. So when we get any substantial snow, he goes out and clears the sidewalks up and down the block. Keilah was frightened by the noise, but thankfully she has a big sister to run to for protection when she gets scared. This is what my mornings often look like  Abby and I decided to make cookies together one day. She wanted to make a huge flower, so I let her design, cut, and decorate her own huge c...

I needed a do-over today. Today is the first day back to school following a fun Christmas break. Today is also the first day of Ana's new year of homeschooling. We (Ana and I) have been mulling over this decision for quite some time together and after much thought, conversations, and prayer, we decided to go for it at the beginning of 2015. She's excited about it and I am too. Last night, as I was getting things ready and organized for the week ahead, I had a lovely morning all planned out for us today. I would wake up a little earlier than the kids and actually make them breakfast for their school day. I would get Abby up and we would spend a little bit of time together before sending her happily off to school for the day. I would work on Biology with David while Ana quietly did her first day's work and Keilah happily ate breakfast. Then, I would take David to his class at the high school and come back to spend time with Ana going over math. It was so peaceful and lovely ...

School starts back up on Monday and we've had a great time enjoying ourselves over Christmas break. Below is a smattering of things we have done and enjoyed.  Here is a picture of a rare truce between Bob and Keilah. I had to document it. Truce is over.  Ana had her friend over one afternoon and they had great fun putting on "make-up" and doing their hair. I love those goofballs.  I finally took David up to get his permit - he turned 14 back in August. We went to the high school parking lot for his first driving lesson.  I enjoy screaming in terror when he gets behind the wheel. He did pretty good for driving lesson one.   Our annual graham cracker house making day.  Keilah decided it was more fun to eat the house than build the house.  The kids at church put on a Christmas play. They did a great job with their various roles. Ana was a news anchor and was excited to put on real make-up (she threatened to do her own in the...

Abby dressed Keilah up in one of her own dresses the other day. It was cute and Keilah liked wearing Abby's clothes. Let's hope Abby continues to think it's cute and funny when Keilah discovers that she can put Abby's clothes on all by herself. All day long. Keilah is in love with our broom and if it is ever left out and unattended for more than three seconds, she claims it as hers and insists on sweeping, which is mainly pushing the broom back and forth and waving it around dangerously. David was in charge of sweeping the floors one night and Keilah got to the broom first and would not let go. David solved his problem by using Keilah as the extension of the broom and working with her to sweep. Not much got done but they both had a fun time.  I got all crafty for my high school seminar kids that Aaron and I are "parents" for and made them turkeys before their Thanksgiving break. No, I did not come up with this idea by myself. That is what the internet...