Won’t You Join Us for Dessert?

Last night at dinner, I asked the kids, “If you could design an ice cream flavor, what would you put in it?” I learned that we have a few strange kiddos! The youngest one (the six year old boy) said, “SALAD!  I want ice cream with vegetables in it!”  Then he told us specifically that [...]

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Very Egg-citing!

I have fifty-four eggs in my refrigerator.  Yes, 50 and 4 . . . or 18 + 18 + 18. Why, you ask, are there 54 eggs in my refrigerator?  That’s a good question! Easter come early?  Nope. A craving?  Goodness, no!  (I’m a not so distant egg-hater.) An egg-stravagant give-away?  I wish. Instead I [...]

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Much Randomness

Earlier today I told the kids that we could have (leftover) French toast and pancakes for breakfast.  My oldest heard me say we could have leftover French FRIES and pancakes for breakfast!  How excited was she! . . . that is, until I told her what I really said. ——- It is official:  My computer [...]

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Boxing and Sugar and School, Oh My!

We received this letter from a friend this week: Dear [Gus] and [Little Man], I am sorry for boxing you.  And I am sorry you got hurt.  please come play again soon. from, [our friend] That is definitely one for the scrapbook!  Oh, my lands!  I can’t tell you the laughter this whole situation has [...]

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A Happy Accident

So the other night, I took great care to boil the eggs that we intended to use for the egg-dying festivities.  We also planned to eat them at our family get-together on Saturday.  One little problem: Handsome came upstairs to wake me the morning after the boiling and said, “Uh, there’s a little problem.  We [...]

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Oh, I Admit It, She Gets Her Competitive Spirit From Me

Last week’s game was particularly intense.  This team had smashed our team the first time we played them; it would have been embarrassing, except for the fact that two of Bubba’s friends were on the other team . . . and well, that just made it unmentionable . . . except for the fact that [...]

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Not the Pictures Again!

So I finally scheduled family pictures, and wouldn’t you know it, Little Man went and lost his two front teeth this last week. What is it with my kids (particularly that adorable stinker) and pictures! ——- There was also this, posted last February: For months I’ve been telling family members that I was going to [...]

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The Wheels On the Bus

(A little background:  We often talk about having more kids.  We often say how much fun it would be and how much we would enjoy having the opportunity to raise more children.  But then the conversation always goes back to the fact that if we have more, we have to have a larger vehicle…and that, [...]

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Overheard at Our House, 12/8

Me: What did the wise men bring to Jesus? Bubba: Gold! Gus: Mirth! (Well, maybe they did, but that wasn’t exactly the answer I was hoping for!) Little Man:  Frankenstein!  (I’m pretty sure this wasn’t one of the gifts, but I sure did get a good laugh!) ——- Me:  Where does sap come from? Gus: [...]

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Provision

Yesterday I was sitting in the foyer, putting together a garland to hang on the handrail of our stairs.  I had spent too much time looking up internet inspiration, and I was bubbling over with ideas.  I also was really hoping to make the whole garland (and make it look nice) without spending a dime.  [...]

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