I get the girls’ hair cut once a year, and I always try to take them somewhere economical and with a coupon if at all possible. I found a coupon one day and loaded up. When we arrived the lady looked crosswise at my coupon then finally said, “Okay,” but she would only let me… [continue reading]
Choosing a Baby Name
Our first baby, whom I call Faith on my blog, was born almost eleven years ago. One of the most fun things about being pregnant is deciding what to name your baby. We poured over baby name books and tossed around ideas. Finally, we decided that we wanted our kids’ names to have meaning. We… [continue reading]
AWANA Awards 2012
Faith completed her third year book in the AWANA Truth and Training Club. Joy completed her third and final Sparks book! I was so proud of both girls who did the work and memorization completely on their own. It was a struggle in years past with lots of reminding and help on my part. Last… [continue reading]
Mother/Daughter Tea
This event at our church was also put on by my daughter’s AWANA Truth and Training club. I have looked forward to it each year. While some families include all the girls in the family, I take pleasure in sending all the rest home and spending some time with my oldest girl! Here are a… [continue reading]
Father/Daughter Camp Out
One of the things I really appreciate about the AWANA Truth and Training club at our church is the opportunity to do special things with our kids. My husband is not into camping at all, but when it’s all organized and all he has to do is go, it’s a great time with his little… [continue reading]
Easy Apple Tarts
My daughter brought me the book Family Funstuff Bible Stories Preschool and said she wanted to do one of the activities with the kids and would it be okay if she made the recipe that went with it! Oh yes! I just love it when she takes the initiative to do special things for her… [continue reading]
Poopy Diapers
One morning I was trying to motivate Faith to finish the last few pages of one of her readers. Evidently the stories were nonfiction, and she said they weren’t fun. “Well everything we have to do in life isn’t fun, but we have to do it anyway, like…” I said as she looked back at… [continue reading]
A Dream Come True
This year was Faith’s third Grand Prix race. I told you about her first race and why it didn’t go so well. Last year her car did pretty well, but she didn’t place at all. This year we expected to be much like last year. We sat patiently for race after race. Her car placed… [continue reading]
Faith’s Apple Turtle Snacks
Faith, age 10, came and asked me if she could make ladybug snacks for everyone. When I saw what they were I gave my consent. As she was in the middle of putting them together, she realized we didn’t have any licorice for the legs. Her idea was to use toothpicks instead, which would have… [continue reading]
A Date with My Daughter
We are on round two of our mother/daughter dates! I needed to run some errands and the baby was all fed so I sneaked Faith out of her room during quiet time! How fun is that?! We TALKED as I drove and made several stops. After my last errand I asked her if she would… [continue reading]