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Lovin’ my mail! 2008-05-05 16:58:34 When my daughter spilled today’s mail across my bed this morning, the first thing that caught my eye was an envelope from Robin (Pensieve). I won one of her contests last week during the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival! Look at my awesome goodies: $10 Starbucks giftcard & Mary Engelbreit surcies.
I confess I spent [...]
Homesteading Carnival is up! 2008-05-05 14:55:34 I was flattered when my sweet friend Jocelyn from the Homeschool Blog Awards asked if she could use some of my pictures for this week’s Homesteading Carnival
. I also submitted a post for the first time!
Mother’s Day Photo for 5 Minutes for Mom 2008-05-06 23:55:31 My 11-year-old daughter went through our old photo albums looking for a picture for the Mother’s Day Photo
Contest at 5 Minutes for Mom. She selected several, but this one really brought back a host of memories for me. After 3 sons, I had given up hope of having a daughter. What [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Little Levis 2008-05-06 23:00:07 The first day Miss Lily wore these shorts, I thought it was just the cutest thing I’d ever scene and took an embarrassing number of photos. Don’t they just scream “Levi’s ad”? I felt bad because she said they were tight - she is a pleasantly plump little thing - but that was [...] Read more:Wednesday
, Levis
What a 2-year-old says on the phone with her pretend friend 2008-05-06 18:39:51 Miss Lily was talking on her play phone
this morning while I was making her breakfast, and I overheard the following conversation:
“What the heck?!” (Okay, I have the decency to blush while typing this one. It could be worse.)
“You have a play dress on?”
“You dancing?”
“Me, too!”
“Just a sec, I have to talk to Mom.”
“You [...] Read more:friend
Pensieve’s Poetic License: May Celebrations 2008-05-07 23:26:35 I’m trying to be a sport and participate in Pensieve’s PoeticLicense
, but this is really just awful.
Just who are these Five Guys,
Who lure me with their Famous Burgers and Fries
National Hamburger Month gives me a good excuse,
Although my husband will realize it’s just a ruse. Read more:Celebrations
Happy Birthday, Miss Jocelyn! 2008-05-09 09:25:47 Today is Jocelyn’s 17th birthday, and her sister Amanda is surprising her by coordinating an “Anything England” birthday blog fest in her honor! I originally intended to use a Jane Austen theme, but decided to tie in something that I ponder each morning over my 1/2 chocolate muffin (yes, you can eat chocolate [...] Read more:Happy
, Birthday
, Happy Birthday
The Mothers in My Life 2008-05-11 21:31:23 Mother’s Day has stirred thoughts about the mothers in my life, past and present. My mother passed away 4 years ago in March. I still miss her. In some ways I am very much like her, in others not as much. She was very visual, like I am, and had strong [...] Read more:Mothers
WordPress gravatars 2008-05-10 12:27:57 Jocelyn asked me yesterday about installing a WordPress plugin for her, which would display gravatars in comments. [What's a gravatar? Read this.] I have a gravatar because I left a comment recently on Matt’s blog. For you WP users, this is THE Matt - one of the guys who brings us [...]
Mother/Son Outing 2008 2008-05-13 00:11:45 Our homeschool group does a couple of really neat events each year: a father/daughter dance and a mother/son outing. Last Thursday was the mother/son outing and I had 3 handsome dates!
We split into two groups: kickball for boys nine-and-under, and flag football for boys ten-and-up. I had two boys in the older group [...]
Maybe we need a unit study on farm animals? 2008-05-12 09:37:23 My 8-year-old daughter walked up to me at breakfast and said, “While I was drinking my milk I just thought: Am I drinking cow tinkle?”
I nearly choked on my tea. And then we had a discussion of mommies, babies, and milk that I hadn’t anticipated having over breakfast today.
Don’t forget to take advantage of [...] Read more:Maybe
The Mothers in My Life 2008-05-11 21:31:23 Mother’s Day has stirred thoughts about the mothers in my life, past and present. My mother passed away 4 years ago in March. I still miss her. In some ways I am very much like her, in others not as much. She was very visual, like I am, and had strong [...] Read more:Mothers
WordPress gravatars 2008-05-10 12:27:57 Jocelyn asked me yesterday about installing a WordPress plugin for her, which would display gravatars in comments. [What's a gravatar? Read this.] I have a gravatar because I left a comment recently on Matt’s blog. For you WP users, this is THE Matt - one of the guys who brings us [...]
Happy Birthday, Miss Jocelyn! 2008-05-09 09:25:47 Today is Jocelyn’s 17th birthday, and her sister Amanda is surprising her by coordinating an “Anything England” birthday blog fest in her honor! I originally intended to use a Jane Austen theme, but decided to tie in something that I ponder each morning over my 1/2 chocolate muffin (yes, you can eat chocolate [...] Read more:Happy
, Birthday
, Happy Birthday
Pensieve’s Poetic License: May Celebrations 2008-05-07 23:26:35 I’m trying to be a sport and participate in Pensieve’s PoeticLicense
, but this is really just awful.
Just who are these Five Guys,
Who lure me with their Famous Burgers and Fries
National Hamburger Month gives me a good excuse,
Although my husband will realize it’s just a ruse. Read more:Celebrations
Mother’s Day Photo for 5 Minutes for Mom 2008-05-06 23:55:31 My 11-year-old daughter went through our old photo albums looking for a picture for the Mother’s Day Photo
Contest at 5 Minutes for Mom. She selected several, but this one really brought back a host of memories for me. After 3 sons, I had given up hope of having a daughter. What [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Little Levis 2008-05-06 23:00:07 The first day Miss Lily wore these shorts, I thought it was just the cutest thing I’d ever scene and took an embarrassing number of photos. Don’t they just scream “Levi’s ad”? I felt bad because she said they were tight - she is a pleasantly plump little thing - but that was [...] Read more:Wednesday
, Levis
What a 2-year-old says on the phone with her pretend friend 2008-05-06 18:39:51 Miss Lily was talking on her play phone
this morning while I was making her breakfast, and I overheard the following conversation:
“What the heck?!” (Okay, I have the decency to blush while typing this one. It could be worse.)
“You have a play dress on?”
“You dancing?”
“Me, too!”
“Just a sec, I have to talk to Mom.”
“You [...] Read more:friend
Lovin’ my mail! 2008-05-05 16:58:34 When my daughter spilled today’s mail across my bed this morning, the first thing that caught my eye was an envelope from Robin (Pensieve). I won one of her contests last week during the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival! Look at my awesome goodies: $10 Starbucks giftcard & Mary Engelbreit surcies.
I confess I spent [...]
Getting to Know You 2008-05-15 00:14:07 At our Mother/Son Outing we were given a questionnaire to read with our sons at lunch. It’s purpose was to discover how well we really knew each other by seeing if we knew the answers to each other’s questions. I don’t even seem to know myself, based on how difficult some were for [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Toes 2008-05-13 10:10:30 My toes are officially ready for the spring and summer months, although my family was awfully disappointed that I chose the same design I had at the end of last summer - “Those are last year’s toes!” The nail salon was packed and other people wanted the book with the designs in it. [...] Read more:Wednesday
, Summer
Keepers at Home planning meeting 2008-05-15 23:12:57 My 11- and 8-year-old daughters and I participate in Keepers
at Home through our homeschool group. We meet once a month for 2 hours to learn valuable homemaking and life skills. This is a wonderful way for both the mothers and daughters to learn new things, and for the moms to put their [...] Read more:planning
, meeting
Educator Discount Software 2008-05-17 10:28:34 Join me today at the Homeschool Blog Awards where I posted about discount software pricing for homeschoolers. I think I’m sensing a copy of Adobe Lightroom in my future!
Can you identify the huge flowers we saw on our hike this week? Visit my photoblog for a picture. Read more:Educator
, Discount
, Software
Amicalola Adventure 2008-05-19 18:15:00 I was teased at church yesterday for being so slow to post about the awesome day we had with some of our closest friends at Amicalola Falls last Wednesday. To overcompensate for my delay (and get out of the proverbial doghouse), I’m posting a ridiculous number of photos.
Becky and I have discussed going to [...] Read more:Adventure
Kid Quotes 2008-05-22 11:30:07 I love telling my 4-year-old daughter that I can’t remember all of Dora’s name, just to hear her say “Dora Saplora” (Dora the Explorer).
I remember how upset my parents got when my sister and I learned to say something properly, when they really loved “our” versions of it. I felt the same way last [...] Read more:Quotes
Wordless Wednesday: Two Become One 2008-05-27 22:56:48 This week I stepped into a role I never imagined I’d fill: wedding photographer. My sister got married on Sunday, and she asked me to take the photos. Apparently this sort of thing happens often when you buy a nice camera. Unfortunately, I haven’t mastered my digital SLR and made some amateur [...] Read more:Wednesday
, Become
The Eyes Have It 2008-05-29 11:00:59 Yesterday I sat outside reading and periodically taking pictures of my kids. One of the books I’m reading now is The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby, and I’m currently in the middle of the chapter on photographing people. When I was looking at my shots, I realized that I need to work [...]
Only 6? 2008-05-28 22:17:06 My Homeschool Blog Awards buddy Trish @ A Joyful Heart tagged me for the 6 Quirky Things meme. Here are the rules:
* Link to the person who tagged you.
* Mention the rules in your blog.
* Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours.
* Tag a new set of six following bloggers by linking to them.
Okay, [...]
A slice of where I’ve been 2008-06-06 11:16:24 I haven’t been able to post much since we’ve been so busy lately: trip to Nashville, sister’s wedding, vacation, singing school. I’ll fill in the details later, but for now, please visit me today at the Homeschool Blog Awards site for Foto Friday and see some photos I took last week at Cades Cove [...]
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