Kara’s T-Ball Practice

Kara has been very excited for her T-Ball season to begin.  Her first game isn’t until a week from tomorrow night, but her coach wanted to have a practice this evening, and she was absolutely delighted!
Kara’s coaches seem to be very nice.  I was impressed with how they worked with the kids tonight.  Many times, [...]

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Day Camp and Stay-At-Home Fun

Yesterday the three middle kids went to a Day Camp sponsored by our local extension service and 4-H.  John was too old to attend, and Kara was too little.  Whenever things like that happen, I try to have fun things for those who stay home.
John had wanted to download a computer game, so I helped [...]

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My Mom is Amazing!

A few weeks ago, we gave John a John MacArthur Study Bible for his birthday.  He wanted a cover for it, so we did some looking on the internet.  We had no luck finding one that was big enough to cover a Bible that is as thick as his is.
My Mom has sewn Bible covers [...]

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Our New Additions!

Several weeks ago, John told me that he really wanted to complete the Pets merit badge for Boy Scouts, but didn’t think that his dad would go along with the idea.  I told him to do some research on what kind of pet that he wanted, and then we would all talk about it.
He did [...]

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A Pretty Girl on a Windy Day

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A Fun Afternoon

We sure had a nice afternoon today.  We took the kids out to the baseball diamonds to play a little ball and to build enthusiasm for the upcoming baseball season.  The kids had such a blast hitting the ball and running around.  Of course, they enjoyed getting each other out too!    Luke was [...]

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Bird Merit Badge for Caravan

I haven’t been very consistent writing entries about what the girls are doing in Caravan, but they have completed a lot of merit badges.  We still have three more to go in this level, so we will continue working on them during the summer.
Our latest badge about birds was really fun.  We looked up a [...]

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Last Day of School

Today we have finished up our school year. It has been a good year, and the kids have all grown and changed a lot.
I have always enjoyed seeing how much the kids learn in the early grades and how excited they are to learn to read and write. Kara has done very well in [...]

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Creamy Bacon Mac ‘n Cheese

I made this recipe this week and it was SO GOOD!  It was a lot of work for macaroni and cheese, but it was worth it.  I got the recipe out of a booklet put out by Reynolds called Packet Cooking and More.  This recipe would be perfect for church dinner! 

Make a Smilebox [...]

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I Can’t Say I’ve Never Won Anything!

Every spring our state has a walking/exercise program that encourages teams of four people to walk the same amount of distance as it is across our state in an 8 week period.  Dan and I have participated in this program for several years and enjoy it.
I am happy to report that our team reached (and [...]

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