Big Canoe Beach Club -Monday It’s almost 5 pm, slightly overcast and quiet this evening at the Beach Club. Due to the rainstorms, the whole place has a rather abandoned atmosphere which is perfect. A has been making serious progress with swimming, J maintains her crown as Queen of
The vows have been made before God and man, the reception, speeches and dancing completed and the honeymoon started. My little sister Lila is now Lila Margaret Beller! The ceremony was beautiful, short but complete, shade and cool breezes made the watching even more enjoyable as we faced the ivy-covered
One of my favorite things to do is wake up to thunderstorms, listening to the deluge of rain coming down, lazing in bed. Which I got to do! However, this thunderstorm has been going on for nearly an hour already and does not promise to let up. I‘m ready
“Where are you going?” The short discussion on which is the better way to I-20 ended in a draw while the baby squealed excitedly in the back seat. The roads are fairly deserted at 3:45 am (a full 25 minutes later than we had hoped to get out the
The morning got a kick start just before 5:30 when I woke up before my alarm. This happens every now and then, and I decided to take advantage of the extra few minutes to make coffee and read my biography of Theodore Roosevelt. By 6:30 I had fed
I opened the swim bag and pulled out W’s swimsuit, hat and…..nothing else. I had given the task of packing W’s things to my very literal 8 year old. As the wave of fury and frustration left me crying, I was too upset to recognize my mistake.
Dishes washed alone Music plays, planking, weights and cards with the baby.
Well, I succeeded pretty well with making it to Thanksgiving without eating any major sweets, though I did cheat a few times with a handful of chocolate chips or chocolate syrup in my coffee. 😦 The kicker though, was that I was supposed to stop at one piece of pie. I
The baby is getting smarter. This afternoon, I sneaked into the room to get something during his nap, and found him asleep, head turned toward the door, with his face clearly positioned to see the door through the slats while he was crying.
I sat down with my cup of coffee and sliver of pumpkin pie, ready to enjoy a slow, quiet start to my morning when I heard the baby crying and stirring. ”All is not lost!” I touted, as I carried my things to the bedroom. After a diaper change, clean
Why is exercise and movement so much harder as an adult? What happened to the carefree days of running like the wind or jumping rope for hours with friends? Exercising is absolutely a discipline and it’s an important one too. Sometimes it’s just as much fun as playing
Augustine came upstairs earlier than usual, crying but unsure of what he needed. After settling on the couch, and asking nicely for some “bekfras,” he proceeded to cheerfully devour a piece of banana bread and a glass of water, chatting away about different ways he wanted to surprise his daddy,
Have you ever woken up with one idea for your day that is so strong that when, five or ten minutes later, the day goes a different direction, you just can’t keep up? I had such a day recently. When I went to sleep, I had one child suffering
About ten minutes into cleaning the kitchen - which always starts with cleaning counters and stovetop - I had abandoned the basic clean, bypassed the deep clean and gone straight to the spring clean organizing, complete with packing up unused dishes, rearranging dishes and appliances and completely clearing the counterspace
I’ve been working on losing baby weight for the last three months and overall it is going well, though I suspect it’s due to the eagerness with which my baby eats rather than any concerted effort on my part to work hard at building muscle or practicing restraint.
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I am a wife and a mother. My husband and I have five wonderful and active children who keep me busy and provide ample opportunities for sanctification. I homeschool, keep house, cook, bake, clean and generally do my best to keep five little humans alive while also seeking to sneak