My husband and I have been playing a game on the Wii a few nights a week after we put the kids to bed and while I’m feeding the baby. When I put Bobby to bed one evening Jason hung around messing with the settings. The kids had finished their school work early the next… [continue reading]
Dream Baseball
We have been Ranger fans ever since we moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. My husband is given tickets every so often through his job. It is so much fun to be able to take the family, and the seats he is given are incredible! Of course we were thrilled that the Rangers were once… [continue reading]
Land Line or Cell Phone?
We have a land line primarily because when we bought our house that was the cheapest way to acquire internet access. So the land line phone number was a bonus. It has come in very handy however, to be able to give people, who I wouldn’t necessarily want calling me when I’m shopping for groceries,… [continue reading]
Marriage: Motivation Matters
I recently purchased and read a book on the topic of how to be a good wife. I have always had an interest in relationships and how they work, but of course as a wife, I can always use some pointers! The book had some great ideas about what men in general want or need… [continue reading]
The Trip Home
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 20 Start at the beginning. The morning of our last day of vacation we had big plans to visit the church of Voddie Baucham, who will be the key note speaker of next year’s conference, before heading home. It wasn’t meant to be, however. My Little Jason woke up… [continue reading]
THSC Homeschool Conference 2011
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 17 Start at the beginning. Well, we didn’t get much sleep the night before, but as always, the kids woke up early. Jason felt surprisingly well, considering what he had gone through the day and night before, and though I didn’t get much sleep either, we all got up… [continue reading]
Would Vacation Be Complete without a Trip to the ER?
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 16 Start at the beginning. When we got up to leave the evening session of the homeschool conference, I looked back at Jason, who had left and come back to sit behind me in the middle of the last session. He wasn’t moving. Finally, he said he was in… [continue reading]
A Cruise for my Anniversary
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 11 Find the beginning here. Our last event of the day before leaving the Gardens for supper was to take a cruise on their paddle boat. I joked around that I finally got to go on a cruise for my anniversary! I have always wanted to go on a… [continue reading]
Galveston Here We Come!
Our Family Vacation to Houston Part 9 Start at the beginning. Day four of our trip began with packing everything back up and heading to the Galveston area. Originally, I had planned (here again I’m a planner) to spend a day at the beach, but the day before we left, my husband heard that Moody… [continue reading]
A Little Food Adventure Gone Wrong
Our Weekend Getaway—The Final Chapter The beginning is here. Our last day we slept in–no junior high ruckus that night, thank goodness! We took our time checking out of our hotel, ate breakfast at Starbucks, and then went to a movie. A late lunch was the last thing we enjoyed before going home. We picked… [continue reading]