Tuff Shed (aka: The Little Red Barn)
Over the course of a couple of weekends in February, we achieved a long-desired goal. We pulled down the old, dilapidated metal shed in our back yard one weekend, and,…
Construction and Destruction
Over the weekend there was a whole lot of tearing down and building up at our house. On the inside: I've been working on rebuilding our family library after clearing…
Busy Season
We are in a busy season right now - the tilt-a-whirl is spinning madly and we're just hanging on for dear life! The number of appointments - between therapy/doctors/behavioral coaches/specialists/evaluations/educational…
Saturdays
There are many things in life that I can do without. Luxurious vacations, fancy clothes, me-time - I'm fine without any of that. But take away one of my Saturdays…
Movin’ on out
And so it came to pass on the appointed day in February, in the Year Of Our Lord 2017, that the eldest of my children, she who sprang first from…
Books, books, books…
Oh, the ecstasy and agony of books! If you're like our family, you can't live without them, but you also can't find enough room for them. Over the past months…
Upping Our Game
"The bigger your family, the more organized your home is, because it has to be." I've heard it said many times, but as my family has continued to expand over the…
Upended
That sounds like a good working title for my autobiography... at any rate, today it was literally the case. One of the consequences of seeking a foster care license is…
And the winner is…
Late morning yesterday, my students joined me for our "daily constitutional" and we walked to a nearby McDonald's for a spot of lunch and some exertion in the play land…
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…
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