Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
By the grace of God and the consumption of lots of coffee, we did it.We survived two weeks of swim camp.I have already talked about how hard the first day was. This next picture pretty much summarizes my feelings throughout the entire 2-week period.You know. Wanting to be in on the action and to be able to just sit and observe your little learners, … [Read more...]
…is what they’re calling it.I call it cabin fever.Don’t get me wrong (and I know you don’t); I’m very happy for the farmers.But this steady rain and high humidity is a deadly combo that is doing crazy things to both the produce in my refrigerator and my children’s ability to coexist.Fuzzy strawberries…in the trash.A pound of … [Read more...]
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Subtitled: For the Scrapbook (not)Okay girls, scrunch together for a photo, please!Woops. Got a blinker. Let’s try again.Another blinker. Hang in there; let’s try again.Felicity! Alrighty then. We’re done.Who’s got time to scrapbook, anyway? : ) … [Read more...]
If so, this post’s for you.The following is:a. a picture of a little girl playing in a fieldb. a photographic illustration inspired by this paintingc. an advertisement put out by the Minnesota tourism boardd. an image of the calm before the storm, as in: this little girl just whined and fussed and fretted and screamed her way through a full hour … [Read more...]
Today has been one of those days.*One of those days...When you’re coughing like an old woman with a pack-and-a-half-a-day habit. An old woman who’s run out Kleenex, further, and who must make do with toilet paper to keep up with all the blecky stuff her nose is producing.One of those days…When your daughter loses her first tooth at piano lessons … [Read more...]
What would you have said to your daughter??Me, I was rendered speechless,for oh...about 10 seconds. (For me a record.)And then I promptly got the camera and...well, you know.PS. If you need us we'll be washing up.And washing up.And washing up. … [Read more...]
Here are the photos from yesterday. I’m posting them on Wednesday rather than on Tuesday because on Tuesday I was pooped.I still am, and we’ve got two more days to go!Yawn.Anyway, here is my photo documentary (the abbreviated, non-4-hour version) of my day on Tuesday.Remember this mom from Monday? She is an awesome volunteer!Here she is in the same … [Read more...]
Do you really want to know??First, a photo of one of our crazy fearless volunteers:“Okay, so he’s finally asleep and so’s my arm.”And yet another photo of one of our crazy fearless volunteers:“If I flirt will she give me more Ritz Bits?” A tender moment: Having been told that “belly blows” were unacceptable,little Thérèse thought she’d attempt a … [Read more...]
Here we go.Today is Day 1 of Catholic Vacation Bible School: a crazy busy but extremely fun kind of week, and one where my kids need to be dressed and loaded into the van by 7:00 a.m.if we’re to make it.Which is so very not my normal rhythm.I will be volunteering in the nursery, along with fellow Minnesotan and friend-of-the-heart Erin, so … [Read more...]
