Archive for April, 2008

WFMW: Changes of Clothes for Kids

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

With baseball season upon us, we’ll be spending a lot more time “living” out of our van. Here’s a Works-for-Me-Wednesday tip for all you moms out there! 
Now that we’ve upped our kiddie total to five (and the oldest is just five), I’m starting to have some organizational Mommy break-throughs. Actually, I thought of this one awhile ago, [...]

Bless You!

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Evan has issues.
A couple of Sundays ago, Evan sneezed a couple of times in a row at church. Since Nate was holding her, he said, “Bless you!” each time.
She loves that she got attention from Daddy. So, she pretended to sneeze again. And again… and again.
Being the uber-intelligent guy that he is, Nate caught on [...]

Swirly — Toddler style

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Last week I went down to the basement to move a load of clothes from the washer to the dryer. All was well when I went downstairs. When I came back up about five minutes later, Evan’s hair was wet.
All wet. Like, dripping.

She was happy as a clam, and she and Connor had been playing [...]

You Can’t Beat Fun . . .

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

. . . at the ol’ ballpark.
Yesterday was Andy’s first baseball practice. He was elated at the thought all day. Around 11 a.m. I asked him what he wanted to wear to practice. (I thought I’d let him decide between his baseball pants and cleats OR wind pants and tennis shoes — his choice.)
Sensing this [...]

He’s No Genie

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Brady was playing Starfall on the other computer this morning while I was doing some graphic design work.
He said, “Mommy, look! It’s a girl genius.” His tone was sort of surprised, like he’d never before heard of a girl being a genius.
I was about to lecture him about how girls can be smart, too. I turned [...]

Fire up, Mariners!

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Andy’s T-ball coach just called. We’re all a-twitter. (OK, not really… but how often do you get to use that phrase?!)
He has his first practice in two days and he’s on the Mariners!
He’s elated to know what his hat will look like and what his team colors are. Now I just have to get used [...]

Entertaining Letters

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Brady has this infectious giggle that is so funny it makes people laugh just to hear it. 
Yesterday, I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast. The boys were so eager to eat them that they each had a plate out and were practically prancing around the oven while they baked.
Andy had somehow snagged the “You’re Special” plate [...]

WFMW: Extra Kitchen Storage

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

After a brief ”maternity leave,” I am resuming my spot
on the Works-for-Me-Wednesday list of links. Did you miss me?  
Our kitchen is fairly small. (In fact, our whole house is.) The kitchen was definitely not designed for a family of seven. I’m constantly out of space, especially after we do our stock-up bulk grocery shopping [...]

A Whole New Look

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

So, what do you think of our new look?
Here at No End in Site, we aim to be an all-inclusive blog… or something like that.
Not really. We just wanted to finally include Ferris in our header, so we did a whole new design. Thanks to my handsome husband for his help. I love you, Baby.

“Find a Way or Make One”

Monday, April 7th, 2008

At the top of our basement stairs, we have a Dutch door. We rarely shut the top half, but we keep the bottom closed for fear of a mobile baby falling down the stairs. The door has saved us from putting up one of those annoying gates.
The older boys are used to being told to [...]