Broke
For the last few weeks I've been increasingly sure that something was going wrong with my Minty Van. The grinding noise was getting deafening, and even to my untrained ears…
Pix by Jake
Today we have a gallery of photos from around the house, taken by Jacob Heidmann. I have not yet taught him how to do any photo editing, so these are…
The New Shed – Part Two
Our contractors were here bright and early (well, not that early, but 8:45 is a far cry from "close to 10am" which is what Paul told me to expect) and…
Megan, Salad Maker Extraordinaire!
It is not enough to make a salad. You must make an extraordinary salad. And you must take awesome pictures for mom's blog! :-) Megan, though she has lost her…
Piles O’ Books
It's a funny thing how the homeschooling goes around here from one day to the next. Some days we can't find a book to save our lives; other days we…
Jacob’s Bane
Jacob worked so hard today. Between the multiplication and the handwriting, it was challenging for him and took a great deal of will power, but he pulled it off. Proud…
The New Shed – Part One
This morning, thankfully earlier rather than later, I remembered that I needed to get Jacob up to the orthodontist in north Glendale by 8:45 to get his replacement retainers. This…
A Little Afternoon Musicke
Although it wasn't Nachtmusik that we were making around the house this afternoon, here's some of Mozart's famous hit for your enjoyment. [hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] [hr color="dark-gray" width="100%"…
Veils!
At last, at last, my order of veils arrived today from the marvelous Veils and Mantillas! I should not make it sound like they were tardy in sending the order…
Cleaning, Packing, Driving, Enigmas, and Kohlfurtz
I have to write quickly because it's almost time to sit down to dinner with the family. We started with a relatively restful morning, with Paul working on some cleaning…