There and Back ~ Whoosh!

[This picture was taken on the afternoon of our fourth and last day. If we look like we’ve been hit by a truck, don’t judge.] Saturday: Packed and left town … Continue Reading →

Why Disneyland?

My childhood was simple. Idyllic, really. And simple. We lived in the country. Our social activities were school and church. We rode bikes on our empty country road. We walked … Continue Reading →

Levi’s Harry Birthday

[Harry Potter, of course]   I have a teenager. That blows my mind. He’s changed a bunch this past year. No longer a childish boy, he’s all limbs and scraggly … Continue Reading →

2015 [More or Less]

  More Grace Kindness Delight Family games Time with Russ Reading Peace and joy with the children (particularly the adolescent) Quiet time (prayer, Bible reading) Healthy, home-cooked meals Exercise and … Continue Reading →

A Year in Review

POST #2,000! What a way to end a year. January :: All sorts of introspective-ness. February :: Our crazy family vacation—all three nights of it (the third was unexpected). (Sorry … Continue Reading →

Classical Conversations ~ Cycle 3, Weeks 13-24

January always sneaks up on me. It shouldn’t. I mean, my Foundations/Essentials boys will have had six weeks off. Six!! Granted, my Challenge student had fewer weeks off, with an … Continue Reading →

Christmas Walk

A few rays of sun were beaming down as soon as Christmas dinner was finished, so we skipped out on dishes to seize the rare moment. [Documenting the shaved eyebrows…] … Continue Reading →

Christmas Day

The kids opened stockings at our house first thing Christmas morning. Then breakfast. Then gifts from siblings. Then we loaded up and drove two miles down the country road to … Continue Reading →

Pre-Christmas

Christmas Eve-Eve we drove around with the kids to look at Christmas lights and then stopped by my parents’ house to see my mom’s stocking display. She made all-new stockings … Continue Reading →

Family

Merry Christmas, from ours to yours! [And for posterity’s sake, yes, this is the Christmas Lola shaved her eyebrows off. Yes, she did. Because life would be boring without Lola.]