Jacob’s First Quiche
Today we had yet another culinary adventure. Jacob made his first Quiche! I looked at bunches of recipes, and finally made one up on the fly. I'm sure there will…
A Note on Being Childlike
[hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] A Note on Being Childlike: When we speak of being childlike, we often reference the "trust" that a child has for a parent. However…
Baking With The Boy
Starting the week off with a bang was my plan, and I think I can safely say we accomplished that goal. Today, The Boy made a Cheesecake. This grand accomplishment…
Ghetto Catholic
Finally I can announce the secret, all-consuming project that has been keeping me occupied this week. My husband, with much encouragement from his family, has begun a blog where he…
Days 3-5
I know, I know, I've let us all down the last couple of days, but really, not every day could be as spectacularly photographically exuberant as Day 1 and Day…
Day 2 (part 2)
To finish off day two, The Boy made history by actually DOING some laundry (as opposed to merely creating it), and I have the pictures to prove it. In other…
Day 2 (part 1)
On day two of Jacob and Nettie's two week vacation from the girls, we are continuing our campaign to conquer clutter and crud. This morning Jacob assisted me by performing…
Day 1
Some things Jacob accomplished today, on the first full day in the very quiet house with no girls or grandma: took out the garbage twice rinsed many dishes, washed and…
One Extremely Large Beetle
Jacob was taking the trash out late one night last week, and saw this critter scuttling about in the dark on the edges of the front yard lights. He came…
Montana Bound!
All this week the girls and Oma have been busily preparing for their trip to Montana to see my brother Doug and his lovely bride Sarah, and their cousins, Emma,…