I cannot believe I sent off my two last at-home children for school bright and early this morning, Lu all confident with her schedule memorized having walked the school a few times in preparation, and Claire driving with friends and a giant smile on her face after claiming this is the saddest she’s ever been…
We are home. Back in the heat of the desert. We got back Thursday night filled up to the brim with love from family and friends we got to visit with far and away, and feeling so excited to see and catch up with everyone we’ve missed over the summer. We have driven more hours…
The beginning of July found us in Utah for the BBS Conference. We were so excited that it was in the West this time around, and that although most of the time it was just the three of us: …Claire and my parents and Utah siblings joined us for different parts and we loved sharing…
We started off July in California: I talked all about that trip back HERE. Then we went straight to visit my sister and her family at “the farm:” All about our farm experience over HERE. And then directly to Bear Lake: I talked about our arrival in that gorgeous place back HERE and the big reunion over HERE…
We started the tradition of having a school-year “theme” last year. We got the dinner table all dolled up and read a special book to illustrate our thinking and Dave and I introduced that “theme” of ours: (Much more about that back HERE.) And I am telling you, we really did try to be “lights.”…
After all that time the girls and I spent on the road over the summer, we were pretty glad to have Dave with us to drive home. And these kids of ours were over-the-moon that that drive included a stop to visit these cousins (Dave’s sister’s family). In the “olden days” I would get…
I just got a newsletter from the sixth grade reminding me that we are down to less than three weeks of school. Ok, back-up, I started this when there were less than three weeks of school, but now there is less than ONE! A week from today my daughter will graduate from high school. Which…
I’ve had some pictures on my computer ready to blog for a year from Grammie Camp last year. Somehow China got in the way of finishing that up. So I figure now is just as good a time as ever to sing praises to my dear mother, who puts lots of work into this each…
From the moment she was born, this girl has been fond of front and center stage, depicted quite nicely in this picture. Her siblings were enamored by her right from the start: She was just so darling that we couldn’t get enough of her. Those chunky cheeks and big smiles melted us right away. And…