hey, you!

homeschool lurkers and anyone else with any great ideas -
i’m going to start teaching spanish.  you know, to my 5,4, & 2 year olds.  plus my infant, ’cause you never can start too early .  oh, yeah, while we’re at it i should probably learn it too.
so, i need input on curriculum.  i don’t [...]

sticker charts & jager shots

back to the weight-loss thing.
i’m still determined.
i’ve eaten better since my resolve.
now i will add drinking water to the dreaded chore of losing weight. 
i hate water.  HATE it.  with a passion.  yes, i’ve tried adding lemon.  nothing helps unless you add coffee grounds and run it through a filter.
so i made a sticker chart.  yes, [...]

let the wild rumpus start

6 days ago i posted this.
6 days.
and on that day i prayed with an earnestness that i haven’t prayed with in so long.  a praying that when i woke up from my nap later that day i was emotionally spent. 
and i’ve felt more.  really i have.  i’ve actually cried and laughed. 
i’ve seen some uplifting stuff [...]

SHUT UP!

my honey was watching kindergarten cop this morning (that alone is for a whole other post) and my husband calls me in to say, “hey, watch this for a minute.  he’s doing an impression of you.”

and today i cried with joy

we prayed at dinner tonight.  and as usual my second son said he wanted to pray first.  and my girl too.  and they end up battling because my 4 year old gets started and the 2 year old joins right in.  we finished praying and were talking and my son said, “wait, i need to tell God one more thing.” 
“God, you are the only God.”

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

all four children are sleeping.  and i’m not holding any of them.
this is further amazing because my babiest is in our room in the bassinet.  our girl is spending her first night in her own big girl bed in her own room.  the boys, although they each have a bunk, are asleep in the same bed together.  and my oldest cried when [...]

bubble blowing with granna

                                    

pretty in pink

                                 

fun with household objects

                                 
yesterday we made playdough out of salt, flour, and water.  and then we added food coloring and glitter and sequins and whatever we could find to add a little bling!  they did so good!  my oldest’s is “humpty dumpty sat on a wall”, my middlest’s is “run, run fast as you can.  you can’t catch [...]

this is where it begins to all come together

if you have the ability to watch this please, please, please watch!
it’s a good one, not a sad one.  i’m always leery of youtube links, but it’s uplifting.  it made me cry-y in a good way.
which makes me think.  this has been nagging me for a while.  where is my joy?  i love the kiddos [...]