My dear friend, Shonni, and I decided to take the kids out on one last outing before the snow comes for good. How I love Shonni--she went from being a blog friend to a dear friend in real life. We love hanging out together. I tell you, we sort out all the problems in the world in our few hours together. By the end of the day we have the answers to everything we were pondering...and … [Read more...]

We attend homeschool enrichment classes with a group of amazing families. My kids love the classes--and I love that I get to hang out with sweet moms.For the last few weeks we have been announcing our upcoming benefit concert to help bring Hailee home. Last week I was walking down one of the hallways when these two precious little girls (age 7 and 10) came running up to me. "We would like to give … [Read more...]

I finally finished!Fixing my horrible painting mistakes, that is.Painted and repainted the formal living room. A cozy beige color is so much better than the disastrous gray. No more living in a mortuary = a happy husband.Painted the kitchen. Still not loving the color. But I'll live with it for a while. Hubby printed some stunning pics of our six adorable children. We already had the black … [Read more...]

The world from our windows today...Indoors--That's where you'll find me on days like these. We've had plenty of time to catch up on some school work--and bake, and clean house, and try new recipes and play games.Definitely not my first choice in weather. But, on days like this, I just have to trust my God, who holds the weather in His hands, that He knows what He's doing. … [Read more...]

Painting~~Way too much, actually.  I have this little obsession thing with paint.  The problem is that I adore change.  Painting, moving furniture around, changing the bed linen--all that kind of stuff--I LOVE.  So things don't really stay the same for very long around here.It's just my obsession thing.(My hubby is convinced that if he sits in the same place for just a tad too … [Read more...]

Yes, that would be snow!  Today.  In summer.  In the mountains.Ahhh, the joys of mountain living. … [Read more...]

The joys of homeschooling.  I love that we can just pack up and head out for a day as a family whenever we feel like it.This week we did just that.  Apple picking sounded like a whole lot of fun.  Something we had never done before.So fabulous.  A glorious, sunny day spent in beautiful farmlands.  We're absolutely making the most of these last warm days.  Already the … [Read more...]