This morning started out like every other morning, except that today was the long anticipated Promotion Day for the Maryvale Prep Kindergarten Class! That meant scurrying around and making extra…
Last week was a very quiet time around the house. We were finishing up our summer school early, in advance of my surgery and recovery, so we basically focused on…
With mother's burial complete, the last of the inheritance money was distributed. I have thought and prayed and researched for many months about what to do with my portion. I…
Summer school this year is heavily reading-centric. Reading is so important! I try to walk the fine line between challenging classic literature and stories that are fun enough to keep…
After a full week last week of the four youngest kiddos going to VBS from 8-12 each day, and Natalie as a VBS coach being gone for the entire week…
It was, I guess, around three years ago that I hung up the "teacher" hat I'd worn for around 23 years, and devoted myself to being "just mom" to my…
We count our blessings every time we get a chance to drive across the valley to see Grandma Pat! She is so loved all her "grand-things" adore her (her Great-grandthing…
With the rest of his siblings working on their computers for distance learning much of the day, I thought maybe it was time to do a little Pre-K workbook trial…
We gathered the kids in the living room after everyone got home from school. I had told them there was something really awesome to celebrate, but I wanted to wait…
Here are a few bits and bobs from the last couple of weeks: Paul's little car got totaled in a hit-and-run. We were able to replace it for a mere…