I’m not trying to ignore you all. Really.
One of the reasons I started this blog was to keep the far-away grandparents happy with lots of photos of their grandchildren….
Anyone else out there in bloggy land having trouble with Wordpress and uploading photos?!

Remember the days of playing wiffle ball in the backyard? (At least that’s what we did in my neighborhood when I was a kid.) I really miss one particular thing about that:
Don’t you wish you could leave a spot / job / responsibility and move on to the next by just shouting, “Ghostman!!”??
I’d give anything [...]

Somehow, my boy Andy turns SIX today. I’m pretty sure he was just born last year, but he’s got four siblings, so I guess not.
He requested “bowling” for his birthday gift, so Nate and I took the three boys bowling yesterday. It was a first for all three of them! They were so cute and [...]

My Connor has a strong sense of smell. He’s always saying, “Mommy, I smell somepin. What’s dat smell?”
Today, I was finishing up schoolwork with Andy when Connor started in again. “Mommy, I smell somepin.”
“What do you smell?” I asked.
Then he answered with all the wisdom of a three-year-old boy whose big brother has allergies: “Smell [...]

I’ve done it.
I’m trying to complain a little less, mainly because I don’t like it when my children complain. So, I’m looking for silver linings these days. And you know how I feel about winter? Well, I found something nice to say (wouldn’t Thumper’s dad be proud?)
Here it is: I like winter because all those [...]

My kids have always loved oatmeal. I buy the huge box from Sam’s on a regular basis. Recently, I bought a different brand from a different store because it was on sale. This new kind had two different flavors, one of which was peaches and cream.
The boys don’t care for it. At all.
Connor asked for [...]

It seems my Evan has a cause.
This morning, while doing their Bible coloring sheets for school, Andy and Brady were singing the “Jonah” kids song. You know, “Jonah… Jonah… Did not obey God immediately! Jonah… Jonah… Down in the depths of the deep, blue sea!”
I’m guessing you’ve heard the song before, but if not, you [...]

I’ve written before about my husband’s police canine, Sirus. He’s a very talented German Shepherd who can do many cool things. This morning, Connor was talking about him. He went on and on about some “bad guy” and how Sirus got him (I think he made this all up) and then finished up by saying, [...]

Nate had to work on Thanksgiving (we just can’t get the “bad guys” to take a holiday,) so we had a more traditional Thanksgiving meal on Friday. Thursday, we had just a nice lunch.
During that meal, I asked each of the kids to tell us something for which they’re thankful. Andy started and said, “Um, [...]