Well, we have five pups left out of the “Magnificent Seven” litter. Two sold by word of mouth (no advertisement!) before we even had them fully weaned, which helped bunches to keep the dog food flowing and also to cover all the ads we needed to place around. These are my ten year old’s puppies. [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Christmas Traditions: Secret Elves
Published by November 28th, 2007 in Book Recommendations and Family Ties. 4 CommentsI love our children’s library!
We bustled into it last night, deposited our customary 30-odd books from last week, and checked out the Christmas book displays. Momentary guilt hounds me if I take more than two or three of the featured holiday stories, but several titles snagged my attention…so I figured, it’s only for the next [...]
Doesn’t this just make you itch to bake? Mmm! Welcome to my blue and white kitchen by the way!
The best apple pie I ever ate was in my Aunt Claire’s home on the West Coast. It was the summer before my wedding, and accumulating great recipes had just become appealing to me! Since then I’ve [...]
In response to some questions at my other Infant Scheduling post, I’ve been emailing a mother of an almost three week old baby girl this week. Here’s a slightly edited version of my letters to her. Wanted to make this follow-up info available here on the blog…
Dear “Mother” of two-three week old infant,
So daytime [...]
To Make Life Better…
Published by November 23rd, 2007 in Family Ties, Homemaking and Life. 9 CommentsDon’t we adore, more than anything, to cause the light of appreciation and happiness on the faces of those we love the most?
Holidays really bring that out in a woman, I think. Every little girl remembers the magic of Christmas Eve, the flurry of gift wrapping and candle lighting…the festivity of mothers staying up late [...]
Pumpkin Pie Cake and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Published by November 22nd, 2007 in Cooking and Food and Life. 5 CommentsHappy Thanksgiving! It’s a blustery one in my corner of the midwest USA…but we’ve got logs blazing in the fireplace, pies and desserts lined up in a row, and pretty soon my three girls will stumble out of bed, get dressed and commence to watching the clock, wishing it was time to head over to [...]
This post is all about ruts. Home decor ruts.
I like to mix things up from time to time, you know, rearrange the furniture…walk through the rooms of my house thinking creatively about what items might be better placed or used elsewhere.
Take for instance the dresser to the far left in my header. It’s a gorgeous [...]
Anything Short of Hell is a Privilege
Published by November 18th, 2007 in Christianity, Life and Paterology. 12 CommentsSome of my greatest epiphanies occur behind the wheel. Thankfully these flashes of insight usually occur when I’m alone, because they’re almost always accompanied by tears. (You guys are going to think I cry all the time. Actually, I never! Just lately…)
For instance, a couple of weeks ago, on my solo way to a [...]
8 Random Things
Published by November 15th, 2007 in Book Recommendations, Christianity, Cooking and Food, Home Schooling and Life. 8 CommentsJen tagged me so here goes!
Currently reading Sixth Covenant by Brock and Bodie Thoene, sixth in their awesome A.D. Chronicles series!
Loving our Professor B Math…getting into long multiplication and division with oldest, and “vocabulary and symbolism of numeration” (whew!) with 7 year old!
Just listened to the best email forward I’ve gotten in a long [...]
Friendship and Pumpkin Soup
Published by November 14th, 2007 in Cooking and Food and Weekend Kindness. 9 CommentsThis week at Weekend Kindness I wrote about the contents of a letter that warmed me from the heart out, from a dear childhood friend. Be sure to go over there and read, Across the Miles.
While you’re there, you might want to print off the most delicious recipe for pumpkin soup that I’ve ever come [...]
