January – What a Month!
My month of no posts has been purely pragmatic. So much has happened I have not had time to breathe, let alone process and blog it. I do want to…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
Sun Lakes
A lot of years we have done a photo walk with the family on or the day after New Year's Day. This year the holiday fell on Sunday, which doesn't…
22
Another New Year's Day brings with it another birthday for my firstborn. This is the twenty-second birthday we are celebrating together, and I know almost certainly that it will be…
Boxing Day at the Park
After a weekend of celebration and crazy schedules and too much sugar, there's nothing like getting out into nature a little to settle the minds and hearts of our kiddos.…
Christmas 2016
Our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations were enlivened by our eleven elves, awakened early Saturday morning to open their stockings (and eat their favorite treat - Ramen noodles…
Let’s Dress Up For Christmas
One of the perks of having children in traditional schools is that you get to attend their Christmas pageants, and even invite the grandparents! It's especially fun for Efrain this…
Cousin Time
Why does it seem like it always takes so long to align our schedules to visit with family? If you're too busy for family, you're too busy. That's my theory.…
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
It’s a mom thing that we do, we mom-bloggers - we like to brag on our kids. When they get a great new job, or score well on an exam,…
Giving Thanks
Our family time this year was altered slightly by a mis-hap and a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, Grandma Pat took a tumble off her bike and cracked a rib, and…
The SSJ Pre-K Jogathon 2016 – or How Nettie the Noob Learned Her Lesson
This year was our family's first opportunity to participate in what we have discovered is a Really Big Deal around the Ss. Simon and Jude School - the annual Jogathon…