Homeschooling 2 Year Olds: Easter 2013
This week was all about Easter. Not because we are religious and need a whole week for Bible teachings, but because one holiday seems to take over the whole week anyway. Plus, it was Charles’ birthday too. We had fun and did quite a bit this week. The only thing we didn’t do was go [...]
Happy Valentines Day: A Blog’s Two Year Anniversary
I started this blog two years ago when the peanuts were both out of the hospital and I was finally getting in the swing of things. I remember a couple of days before Valentine’s Day it just hit me, “I should start a blog.” I stayed up late one night, designed a masthead, bought a [...]
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S WRITE-UP 2012
We were lucky to all be home together for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It being the first days with our full family of four after 19 days in the hospital with Ellisa, we decided to take it easy and stay home. We were all excited to take our first big Christmas trip this year. Charles [...]
TOP 12 PHOTOS OF 2012: THE PURMA PEANUTS
I had to ring in the new year with the top 12 photos of the Purma peanuts again. Yes, last year I did the Top 10 but I just couldn’t get myself to delete two. Plus, it makes sense to do 12 for 2012. Really though, it allows me to pick 4 for Hudson, 4 [...]
Veteran’s Day 2012
This one is for my father, Papa Tom, and Gran-T. Happy Veteran’s Day – – – – – – – – – – – - Well, we got up to go to the parade downtown and realized when we didn’t notice any sign of a parade that it was yesterday. Oh man! Why do they do [...]
Halloween 2012: Meet the Flintstones
I have to say, this is the best Halloween I can remember since I was a kid. The joy you get from watching your own children squeal with excitement about trick or treating while running from house to house and shoving chocolate in their faces at the same time, is beyond adorable. It’s sad to [...]