Are We or Aren’t We

having a yard sale? We still don’t know.  But last week it sure looked like we were. The Greats wanted the garage insulated – they worry so about us being cold in the winder.  In order for that to happen, we had to purge the garage.  All of the contents...

Montage Monday – Flying Solo

Part of the experience with Mama Syd & Papa Chris is the bringing of the eldest kids to the lake. It’s just worked out for the last 6 years that they bring the kids up seperately from Jac and I. This means, however, that the littlest of the lot have stayed...

Obedience

Have I mentioned it before how we’re big on obedience around here? I’m sure I have . .. Well, at any rate, it’s one of our things.  Not in a harsh, dictator sort of way, but we want to train our children up to hear and obey with the prayer that when...

First Day of Summer

You can’t get much past Philip. He woke up early yesterday morning and  demanded to know what day it was.  Or, more specifically, what date it was. “It’s Monday?  That means it is June 21st.  It’s the first day of summer!! Mama Syd and Papa...

An Evening

What did you do with your Tuesday evening? Hmm? Oh, us?  Well, you know, a little of this, a little of that . . . Just moments after this there was this and lots and lots of blood.  So we went to the hospital to do some of this and get him one of these Holy cats.  Get...