Memorial Weekend 2020
E.P.I.C. That was our Memorial weekend. We had SO much fun, we had NO car trouble, there were NO injuries (other than one mild bee sting and a few slivers)…
Father’s Day: A Poem
When it comes to being a dad,Paul and Jon are not too bad.Pa taught them all about the lake - fishing, boating, skiing on one leg! Starting a fire, packing a…
Creative Play FTW
So this week began the first week after all school work was handed in for the year. With it came new screen rules! Yayyyy!! (and there was much rejoicing!) The…
Some May Birthdays
Had our May celebration for Efrain (9) and Geneva (22) on Sunday - and something new we haven't done before. Big Efrain brought, along with Efrain's cousins Nathan and Lamar,…
Mother’s Day 2020
Mother's Day has many colors and emotions in the foster and adoptive world. Each one since we began this journey has been different, often painful and strained beneath a veneer…
A Quiet Place
My sweet little Ellie. Sometimes things are just too much! This last week, school was a real challenge for her. Meltdowns were happening. It was not good. She ran away…
Boys Weekend
This was the weekend Dad took the four youngest boys up to the ranch in Tom-Tom (the new truck). It turned out to be, as you might expect, a very…
Water Fight!
The best way to socially distance is to have a water fight, right? I don't know. I figure the flying water mitigates germs, viruses, etc. Anyway, big brother Mark came…
Out with the Old, In with the New
Of all times to have our air conditioner go out, during the pandemic would not have been the ideal choice, with the uncertainties of our current economy. However, it's been…
Time for Tea
Ellie asked for a tea set for many weeks, and finally had enough saved to get a little set for herself. She was delighted to serve tea to anyone who…