Advent has arrived and I’m doing better than last year about preparing ahead of time. The decorations are out and I made an...
Power of Moms is having a 33 percent off of everything in their store sale now through Cyber Monday. Give the gift of...
Although it's still warm in Florida, the first snow has fallen for much of our family, so I'd better post this before no one is thinking...
Today we woke up to the first snow of the year! There was enough that when we finally got out the door at 10:45 the kids could...
Last year for Veterans Day I posted the honor roll of all those—thus far documented—in our direct lineage who have served...
Happy 20th anniversary to two of our favorite people! Belated, that is; I blinked and the week was gone. Our family is...
This week the kids’ cousin and parents visited and we had a grand time eating snacks, cider, and homemade doughnuts. The...
Our anthem for today, November 3, 2013: assisting our cherub choir with The First Song of Isaiah (Jack Noble White, Belwin CMR...
We have a bunch of folks from the Caribbean in our church, including several friends from choir. Every year they put on a...
Saturday, October 19 th we all got a real treat. The military airfield next door had an open house for the first time in over 20...
Four months ago, Joseph added a Boston Red Sox baseball cap to his Amazon wish list. Did he know something?
Our choir anthem for Sunday, October 27, 2013: When in Our Music God Is Glorified (arr. by Mark Hayes, Beckenhorst Press,...
‘Way back in May I made my first attempt at video blogging. Stephan took the kids for the day and I had nearly 10 hours to...
We like snakes. Snakes eat bugs and rats and other not-so-pleasant would-be inhabitants of our yard. For the past several...
It's not the most profound of Christmas anthems, nor the most beautiful, nor at the top of the list of anthems I'd most like to...
I went to Amazon.com this morning, and learned that they have raised the minimum purchase for free shipping from $25 to $35. And...
Jonathan, in his dinnertime prayer, described it with many more superlatives and much more enthusiasm, but it was, indeed a fun...
It's not quite Heather's birthday, but it looked like a good, (relatively) quiet day to celebrate, so that's what we did. It...
My daughter fell asleep with a carrot in her mouth. That’s reason enough to blog, plus my mother is too busy with her other...
It was a busy day today so I'll try to make this quick. Jonathan, having been given permission to come visit me any time after 7...
Yesterday Daniel got a clean bill of health at his two-month appointment. The vaccination made him quite tired and he slept until...
The process whereby a child learns to read continues to fascinate me. Three months ago, Noah, who had just turned seven,...
Today yesterday Daniel turned two-months old, and that means I have survived life with three kids for over eight weeks now. ...
The Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon has its drawbacks. Like size. And price (better with the IBM discount, though). And...
Our choir anthem for Sunday, October 13, 2013: When I Think of You (Michael W. Smith, arr. by Gary Rhodes, Word Music, 0 80689...