Monthly Archives: August 2008

A Farewell to the Ocean

Here are pictures of what was probably our last swim in the ocean for the year.

Group Writing Project: Favorite Smells

After writing a previous post about My favorite smells, I began to wonder what your favorite smells are. In an effort to find out, I decided to start a monthly group writing project. I got this idea from Robert Hruzek’s “What I Learned From” series of blog posts at Middle Zone Musings, who assigns a [...]

Craziest Hour of the Day

Here is my crazy hour for the day. I’m glad there was only one!! Candice was quite fussy this morning, so I ended up putting her in her bed to cry safely while I mixed some infant oatmeal for her. As I was beginning on the oatmeal mix, an orange soda that had been calmly [...]

22 Smells I Like

Recently, I have posted about liking the smell of new books and the smell of sheets dried outdoors. After thinking about it a bit, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a smelly person. Here is an incomplete list of smells I enjoy. New books Luke’s shaving cream Coffee New money Hazelnut Luke’s deodorant Common [...]

To Dry or Not to Dry

I did it! I did it! I fixed a dryer that was taking 3 hours to dry each load of clothes!! We had been struggling with it for months, and I had resorted to hanging my clothes out on the porch to get them dry! It actually took less time that way! Amazingly, sheets, because [...]

Untasteful Refrigeration

While visiting a friend several weeks ago, I discovered that she stores her nail polish in the refrigerator. When I asked her about it, she said that her mom had always done it, so she does it, too. I thought no more of it until tonight! It literally took me half an hour to scrub [...]

Let the Whole World Know!

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about Peter’s dislike of getting his ear’s wet and the fact that he had never voluntarily put his head under water. Well, on Sunday, August 10, he and Anna voluntarily put their heads under water for Jesus to let the whole world know what took place in each [...]

Toddler Miracle Diet

A friend from church sent me this “diet” for toddlers. I’m not sure I would describe most 2 year olds as trim; mine’s a bit on the chubby side, but, of course, that is cute (and expected) on a 2 year old. I am also not quite sure about that sucker that was eaten on [...]

Land, Time, Land!

Me: Anna, go put your pajamas on. Anna: It’s already time for pajamas? Me: Yes Anna: Land, time, land? me (with raised eyebrows): what? Anna: Land, time, land. Time is flying, and I want it to land.