Tiny Tidbits 8.14
John and Chloe were sitting at the kitchen table at my parents house one morning eating breakfast, still in their Pj’s. Mom and I were in the sitting room chatting when we saw John suddenly look over at Chloe and…
Category Just Life
Mama and the Dopey Boy
Did I tell you that Isaac had his adenoids out in the spring 2014? He snored terribly and doesn’t breathe through his nose at all. His adenoids were blocking 70% of his nasal passage. Post surgery his snoring isn’t…
Summer 2014 with Granny and Grandpa
The summer has been flying by with fun and sun. We just returned home from a super duper fun time at my parents. One of the highlights? A canoe trip on a little lake and their surprise when we suggested…
Ticket To Ride
My husband purchased the game Ticket to Ride last month. We had friends of ours over on Canada Day for a BBQ celebration. While the children ran inside and out, played lego, watched a movie and basically entertained themselves, the…
Family Camp 2014
This past week Harvester’s Baptist Church hosted Family Camp and our family was able to go. Well, not DH because he was hard at work this week, but the rest of us were able to go. We’ve been going…
Another Visit to Sioux Lookout
One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is the freedom to pack up and hit the beach, the park or go on a 22+ hour road trip with your parents! We were chit-chatting one day about a visit to Sioux…
The First Beach Day of 2014
Daddy had to work late so after “noon nap” we packed up a few simple sandwiches and hit the road…you know for all of 12 minute…and piled out at the beach. It was nice and warm, but overcast so the…
fresh out of the bath
This little boy is growing up so fast. We’re nearing the end of his 5th year. I always dread the 6th birthday…something magic seems to happen and whoosh the little seems so much bigger, independent, grown up. Praise God…
Coming Back, Coming up
I’ve had a hard winter. Well, a hard tail of winter anyway. I battled with fatigue and depression earlier, and just a hectic schedule. Doctors appointments, therapy appointments, swimming, gymnastics, piano, church, the mom thing, the keeping-the-house-clean and the…
The Wild Bird Flew Into The Window
A little birdie had the misfortune of flying into our window a few weeks ago. Chloe dumped out the Kleenex from her Kleenex box to make a nice little home. With Gigi’s help, little birdie was put in the box…