Well, this has been a rather blah holiday. Not only have the immediate family been ill-- colds, stomach virus-- but the extended family has been passing it around as well. This means that the cousin in for a week from Maryland, who I planned on hanging out with a bunch this week, got to hang out for about an hour, with a sick kid on her lap. And ( Read more... )

Finally, some quiet. It has been Elder's "Birthday Weekend." Hubby and I have done "Birthday Weekends" for years instead of parties for us, although we did parties  for the girls for the first few years. But, quite frankly, I hate parties. Too much stress on me. So we talked Lily into a birthday weekend this year. Basically, its a weekend where you ( Read more... )

Well, I've got a few minutes before Elder is due home from dance class with hubby, and I've got some cute stories to share ( Read more... )

Elder Flower is a smart one-- too smart, I sometimes think. I had decided a while ago to try and nudge her to reading more difficult books, and tonight's bedtime just seemed like a perfect time. She's been in a good mood, I had some time, and she picked a chapter book on her own until I mentioned it was a chapter book and we couldn't finish it in ( Read more... )