Reflection I looked through a silver gilded mirror And saw a beast with scowls cruel and low I screamed and cried and shook with fear The creature spit and slapped its foe Shaking loose I ran for air Light grew dimmer and dimmer still until I sat amid the chaos. Out of darkness and from […]

Cody spent most of Friday making garden boxes; there will be six in total when the project is through. They look nice and, they will motivate all of us to spend more time in the garden. Brooklyn was the cutest helper. She fell a lot, but she was in heaven getting to play in the […]

This is what the good life looks like for Jane. Cody, Jane and Maurie did some backyard camping last night. I took myself out to dinner this last week. Being alone doesn’t bother me, but Jane is teaching me that it is the friend sitting across from you that can make life better. Learning from […]

The Female Brain Book Review I have just finished reading The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, M.D. It was super interesting and enlightening. It is always nice to realize things about yourself that you didn’t know. I loved to read about the many hormonal stages that women go through. I realized that I am not […]

This is the basement right before we moved everything and tore the carpet out. This the the basement now, ready for beautiful flooring and fresh coats of paint on the wall! Basement Update Cody finally had a day to work on the basement. Like most DIY projects, the preparation takes a lot of time. I […]

I don’t want to forget this age and how cute she is when she cuddles with her blanket and me, and sucks her thumb. Behold Your Little Ones I have titled this post Behold Your Little Ones because I want to get back into the habit of closely observing and learning from my children. God […]