Family News

Had a very peaceful day today.
All three kids were doing a wonderful job of entertaining themselves constructively. All three impressed me.
The last several weeks have been challenging because the kids seem to be working as a team to keep me short shrift on sleep.
I’ve been very unproductive. Or, less productive than I imagine [...]

I’ve had people ask me if I think “Monsters Inc.” is what made Natasha afraid of (complaining about) monsters. I say no, not on its own, because “monsters” is apparently a developmental thing that kicks in around age-three.  I’m not sure what to call it really, just that a friend’s pediatrician was giving her [...]

I mentioned in another post the first verses we taught our girls and how they responded.
We’ve begun a new round (and type) of memorization recently.
After a hiatus (where we did no verses at all), Natasha began responding very well to working on her Sunday School verse at bedtime. I like that verse very much, [...]

Last night we put the kids in the car so I could help Jay with the machine and still not leave the kids unsupervised in the house. The girls very decided on a important activity.
We’re on our way to the store
What for?
We need… eggs.
Oh. Eggs?
Eggs for the chickens. (conserned voice) They’re [...]