…r the funeral)…we got to go on a fire truck again and even got to sit in a life-flight helicopter. (It was a special event called National Night Out – where you can meet all your city officials.) This is a picture of my Dad, my brothers, my sister in law, my nephews, and my crazy crew. We basically took over city hall and the police station… See what my future policeman (he is only in it for the dough-nuts) picked up… This was in the back of a rea…
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Chasing a Tornado of Smoke from a FIRE
…e turns out to be started in a field that had tires in it. We are in fire season – it is SUPER dry and the wind is outrageous, making it worse. Many times, my kids kept saying it looks like a tornado. I want my kids to experience real life to the fullest. Because of the fire, I was able to teach them about safety, drought, and chemicals. Sometimes a trip to the grocery store turns out to be the ultimate home school field trip! Blessings to you! Yo…
Adventures of a Christmas Letter
…ver regretted having her five children and they were the highlights of her life. She went on to say how the letter was so special to her and it made her feel full inside. I was thrilled that she even knew who I was. (We come from an extremely huge family on that side. My Grandma is one of 12 plus children.) It was a phone call I remember every year as I do my Christmas cards. She died not long after. I know Christmas letters sometimes get a bad ra…
Best tips for keeping the clutter at bay
…heir shoes and put theirs in there, without being told or asked. Makes our life so much easier! (Once a week, a little guy does have the chore of going through the basket and making sure only one pair of shoes per person is in the basket.) Some other tips might be our Family Chore Charts. This has become the only way, I stay sane with 5 kids and no maid. It does NEED tweaking once in awhile, like last Saturday. But, it works for us. I always have…
A Pig Farm Field Trip
…acon. Yep, pig farmers we will never be. Live ON you piglets! We love impromptu field trips to friend’s farms or roadside attractions! Do you know of a neat FIELD TRIP that would be worthy of a visit? Due to some life changes – we are going to be making more of these kind of traveling tales! Whohoo! Go see our new life changes, if you missed reading about them! We are excited! Blessings to you! You are loved!…
