Boxing Day at the Park

After a weekend of celebration and crazy schedules and too much sugar, there’s nothing like getting out into nature a little to settle the minds and hearts of our kiddos.…
Read moreAfter a weekend of celebration and crazy schedules and too much sugar, there’s nothing like getting out into nature a little to settle the minds and hearts of our kiddos.…
Read moreOur family time this year was altered slightly by a mis-hap and a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, Grandma Pat took a tumble off her bike and cracked a rib, and…
Read moreYesterday, after dropping Efrain at his first day of Pre-K at Ss. Simon and Jude, I made a trek to north Phoenix, an area I have barely even touched in…
Read moreA long time ago, in a Blogiverse far, far away (Xanga!), I met Linda Burklin: a home-schooling, curriculum-designing, blogging, fiction-and-non-fiction-writing, ren-faire-attending, autoharp-playing, knitter-of-beautiful-things and mother-of-many who also, I discovered over time, designed and…
Read moreOver the Memorial Day weekend, we took the family (minus Laurent, who had singing obligations, and Geneva, who wasn’t yet back from Texas) up to the ranch for some family…
Read moreThe hands-down most exciting event of this spring was the chance to run up to Fargo at the end of May, stay the weekend with my friend Vicki, and be…
Read moreTwo momentous birthdays occurred in the Merry Month of May: Geneva turned 18, and Efrain turned 5. We had a grand party for them both, including luscious chocolate and strawberry…
Read moreIt’s been more than a month, hasn’t it… Yep. Feb. 2 was my last post. I can’t even begin to think about catching up right now, either. There’s just too…
Read moreSaturday was a big day for celebrations. We received not one, but two invitations to attend the Sacred Heart Home Educators graduation ceremony for a couple of friends, and if that weren’t…
Read moreToday has been a day to spend loving on a very dear family that has become *our* family. This beautiful mama brought her 11 kiddos over and spent the afternoon – we…
Read moreIt has been an absolutely lovely week of vacation around here during Vicki’s visit. Sleeping in, no school (meaning lots of computer play time for kids), jaunts around town for…
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