Wonderful Great-Grandmas

Jon and Michael had grandparent's day last week at their school.  Unfortunately their grandparents were working or just flying into Boston from South Africa and unable to attend.  So we asked the local great-grandmothers if they were free.  And they were thrilled to come!

They all had so much fun.  They started in Michael's room where he showed off his many skills.  Then they stopped by Jon's class for a music program and finished in the gym with a program Michael was in to hear music and Bible verse memory.

Then we all came home for some fun play time, great chatting, and a delicious meal.

Thanks for coming Great-Grandma Pearl and Grandma Great.  We love you!

Funny Story

I found this picture on my phone from a couple of months ago.  We were having troubles with my Dell laptop and had just sold it to Andy (he knew of the problems so don't worry, I wasn't scamming him).

We were looking at new computers to buy.  The dilemma was we really like the macs Tim has had for school and would like to buy one for our home but we can get a PC for so much cheaper.

So we said we would take a few days to think about it.  

That weekend I was driving home with the kids in the car and we passed this van.

Message from God?

Washing machine thanks

I know I tend to complain about laundry (especially the putting of it away), but today I thought I'd give thanks for my laundry buddies - the washing machine and dryer.



I'm thankful to whoever invented these brilliant machines.

I'm thankful that these were just left at our house for us by the previous owners.

I'm thankful that my dad was able to install them on the main floor for us.

And most of all I'm thankful that I can put a load in the washing machine and then sit on the couch feeling productive while the machine does all the work.

It is Fall

The leaves are starting to turn colors.  I love the mix of red, yellow, and green.


Of course it also means that we need to start raking.


In the spirit of fall I made some fun pumpkin rice crispy treats for the kids when Michael had a friend come over for a play date.  Just added some red and yellow food coloring to the melted marshmallows and then used frosting and a candy on the top for the leaves.  Oh, and what the kids liked best is that I hid a peanut butter cup candy in the middle of each pumpkin.  We called them Pumpkin Surprise.

Aaaaahhhhhh

I was working on creating a list at the table.  Becca and Jon came over and wanted to do some of their own writing.  I got them their own paper and pens.  Then I got up to go do something else.  When I came back, Becca was covered in pen writing.  Luckily she had just gone to the bathroom and stripped all her clothes off in the process.  So while the pen was head to toe on her body, none of it was on her clothes.  :)

Taking in the dock

It was time to bring in the dock this past weekend.  Lucky for me the guys took up the manly challenge and left us ladies to sit inside and chat (oh, I mean tend to the children).  The kids started out wanting to watch but bored quickly.


Instead they went off to play.  One of the favorite things to do is to push each other in the hammock.

Squirrel Food

Last week Jon came home all excited from preschool with Squirrel food they had made.  There were instructions to put the food out in the yard and then to watch and wait for the squirrels to come.


In the bag was popcorn, cherrios, acorns and sunflower seeds.


Jon excitedly waited and we didn't need to wait long.  The squirrels we have in our yard a so black they are quite striking.




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