family

shifting gears

Posted by on May 22, 2012 in blessings, family | 3 comments

I am a bubbley, outgoing (kind of in-your-space), fun, loving, loud person. I have lots of energy and I love to share it. I love to bring people together and have a great time. I love to connect with people. As long as I have been aware of myself this is how I have been. But things have shifted. I can’t imagine that it is a permanent shift, but it feels permanent right now. It feels like my life has been so dramatically altered that I almost don’t even know that other person who is...

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the day after mother’s day

Posted by on May 14, 2012 in blessings, family | 7 comments

I spent this Mother’s Day cooped up in a little car, driving about 600 miles (well, Richard did the driving, I did the moaning, sleeping, and constant rearranging of pillows under my hips in a pitiful attempt to make myself comfortable) and returning to our home from being out of town for ten days. As we drove, I was aware it was Mother’s Day, but I didn’t think too much about it. I was focused on my mission of making it home without hurting my hip too badly and reuniting with...

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puppies 2012

Posted by on May 13, 2012 in family | 1 comment

puppies 2012

On March 19, Sadie gave birth to eight puppies. We have been loving on them for the past eight weeks and the children have worked their little behinds right off taking care of them. They are now ready to be adopted. Three of them are already claimed, so only five are left. If you would like one of these sweeties, let us know ASAP. They are sure to be sold quick as a wink! Bolt Zorro Sam Snowy Perry A whole group of them swarming Kez Don’t you need a new family...

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a new quest

Posted by on Apr 17, 2012 in family | 10 comments

I have a new project. Project may not be the right word because in reality it is much more ginormous than a project. I have decided to do genealogy. Yes, you may have thought genealogy was something old people did. Well, now it is something this youngster is doing. Maybe since my body is behaving like an old person’s body it will all work out? Anyway, I don’t know anything about my dad’s side of the family. As in nothing at all. Not their names. Not their relationships. Not...

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annesleyisms on a friday afternoon

Posted by on Apr 13, 2012 in children, family | 2 comments

annesleyisms on a friday afternoon

I got a disappointing phone call today at the end of gym from the doctor’s office I have been waiting to hear from all week. They told me it would be at least five months before I could have surgery with them. Five stinkin’ months…uuuugggghhhh. I held it together till I got home. Then I laid down on my bed and started a Sudoku puzzle hoping to distract myself from the pain in my hip and the despair in my heart. Unfortunately, the puzzle was not as effective as I was hoping and...

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passover seder 2012

Posted by on Apr 7, 2012 in family, passover | 9 comments

passover seder 2012

Last night we held our annual Passover Seder! We invited my Worldviews students, their parents and one student’s younger siblings to come experience our favorite holiday of the year. Due to my need to be horizontal at almost all times, my girls did most of the set-up and cleaning all day Thursday and then Keziah stayed home from gymnastics on Friday to finish up. It is a huge production to create AND it is absolutely worth it. I assigned out almost all of the food to my students (and I...

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annesleyisms…haircut girl

Posted by on Apr 1, 2012 in children, family | 1 comment

Hi Mom. I am the haircut girl and I am giving your husband a haircut. My name is Flower. I am the haircut girl. So, if you want a haircut, come to my store. Do you know where my store is? It is down the street, right next to your home. Remember, call me Flower! This four-year-old mound of sweetness is so dear to my heart. I am so grateful God sent her to me. Just yesterday she was snuggling with me and said, Jesus sent me to your flamly (family) because you prayed for a girl just like me. So...

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she sums it up

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 in family | 1 comment

Annesley was snuggling in bed with me just now…she is full of hugs and kisses lately because she is full o’worry for her mama. She gave me a koala hug, a big kiss, and then she said what all of us are feeling. “Why can’t you eeeeevvvvveeeeerrrrr be better? I am so sad that this happened.” Me too, baby. Me too.

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my sad, neglected blog

Posted by on Mar 19, 2012 in family | 4 comments

Dear Readers, I have not forgotten you. Trust me on this. I simply cannot sit down at my computer, so I have to type on an eensy-weensy screen and I can’t upload any pictures, so it is a titch difficult to eek out a meaningful blog post…but I have not forgotten you! I have some great posts in the works on our Learning Closet rearrangements, some of our favorite music for little ones, Keziah’s new adventure with piano lessons, lessons learned while I am living in bed, and how...

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joy in my garden

Posted by on Mar 18, 2012 in family | 4 comments

This morning I lay in bed listening to the sounds of my home with a heart full of a fierce love for these souls I call mine. I listened to them pray, giggle, discuss, and help each other. I listened to them connect with one another. I listened to their comfortableness in our home. And I fell in love with them all over again. Annesley talked non-stop to her papa for two hours. She told him all about monsters, dreams, memories, and how much she loves him. “Papa, do you remember when you...

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