by Annie | Feb 29, 2012 | Gettin Schooled, Kids!, On the Home Front
At the moment, the last thing on my list of “Wants” is an extra day. It is Lent, after all, and in addition to that, 71% of Casa de Daniel is sick. Like SICK, sick. Fevers, coughs, green noses, fried patience – the works. no one wants an extra day to...
by Annie | Feb 28, 2012 | Gettin Schooled, I wish I was Martha, On the Home Front, Speaking of me. . .
Have I mentioned lately what great friends I have? No? Well, let. me. tell. You! Proof? Lacey is teaching my co op class. All semester long. Early, cold mornings and all. AWESOME, that’s what she is. I thank the Lord several times a day for her and her...
by Annie | Feb 26, 2012 | Kids!, Montage Mondays
Dear Philippe, You’re seven now. SEVEN! I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around it. I mean really, how did that happen? My wish for you, bud, is that you have 12 times as many years ahead of you, each better than the last. And I hope, too, that at the...
by Annie | Feb 23, 2012 | Kids!
I overheard the boys chatting while they prepped for bed. “Hey, Philip.” Max said nonchalantly as he made his way into the bathroom. “It’s double bonus points if you get your socks off with your jeans. Triple bonus if they both come off at the...
by Annie | Feb 22, 2012 | Domestic Church, On the Home Front, Seasons
Back in my younger days, I liked me a good roller coaster. That is, after I overcame my stark terror of them. Anyway, I loved, loved, looooooved the thrill of it all. The slow and nerve wracking ascent, the stomach lurching drops, the speed in the corners. But the...
