• Top Ten Totally Random Things on My Mind

    I am a very random thinker; at any given point there are roughly 317 ideas in my head at the same time. {SQUIRREL!} So a post where I can be random is delightful! Thus, I present: Top Ten Totally Random Things on My Mind: 1) I’ve already checked off a few things on my 39-Things list,…

  • Top Ten {Tuesday} – Reasons we’re excited about our New Homeschool Year!

    I really could list more than ten reasons I’m excited about this new homeschool year, but I guess that’s why it’s a top ten post. 😉 1 – I’m ALWAYS excited about a new school year. I actually like to plan. {It’s some sort of sickness.} 2 – Lindsey is back home for school this…

  • Our week: a wedding, a science experiment, & too many fireworks

    First things first. If you missed it earlier this week, go read my post about The Wedding! It’s chock full of photos from the day I thought I would melt (but didn’t!), and a little of the sentimentality of the day Brandon and Diane got married. {Love this photo of all three of our kids!}…

  • I miss his voice.

    I miss his voice.

    My dad ventures down from the mountains every couple of weeks to visit. He never stays very long, as he wants to make the rounds to see as many of his friends and family as possible while he’s here. He almost always comes bearing some small gift, and this time it’s a little bag of…

  • The Wedding: Our Oldest is MARRIED!

    The Wedding: Our Oldest is MARRIED!

    Last Saturday, Brandon got married. Lindsey spent the night before the wedding at Diane’s mom and dad’s house with all the other bridesmaids. Ken and Kathryn and I arrived there before lunchtime to get photos of the girls getting ready, and to do some of the detail shots, like rings and shoes and The Dress….

  • The Week before The Wedding!

    I assure you, no one in this family has claimed boredom this week! Kathryn has been doing VBS at her dad’s Messianic synagogue all week. Their focus was on missions, and yesterday they visited an apartment complex to do some ministry for the kids there. Lindsey has been coming and going all week. She babysat…