tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354066422012-01-20T20:49:49.196-05:00...sharing glimpses of our lifeMarselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.comBlogger12081100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-56220777902847305942012-01-17T09:35:00.001-05:002012-01-17T09:35:41.382-05:00

A mysterious person came into my kitchen the other day, handed me a pretty-smelling little sachet, and gave me this note:"I am a weary traveler, and I don't talk.  I am very poor, and that is the only gift I have.  Please give me a gift, ma'am." I handed the traveler a silver coin, and she left. A while later, she came back with another note:"I have finished my journey, but I am wounded.  Rich

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This past Friday, the weather forecast for our area reported a 0% chance of precipitation.  Undeterred, our little girl prayed sweetly and sincerely that morning and asked her heavenly Father for some snow.  Oh, the faith of a child!  Not too much later, the snowflakes started coming down...a few here and there, and then enough to make it worth bundling up the kids and letting them catch some

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...and my kids did what any healthy kids would do...they put on their rain-gear and splashed in the mud puddles!  They were filthy and happy by the time they were done and very ready for warm chocolate chip cookies and warm showers.  Ah, the joys of childhood! :)

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After a gloriously long Christmas break, we are back to school.  Our first day back yesterday also happened to be our monthly Homeschool Day at the Atlanta History Center.  The theme was "We the People" -- that is, the Constitution of our country. We watched a fabulous one-woman production about the Constitutional Convention.  She asked David to play George Washington, which made it extra fun! 

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This past Sunday, Abigail played her first offertory in church. :) Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

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I am horrified to see that it has been nearly two months since I posted on here.  It is not intentional...it is just because the days keep rolling along, often without much time to get the "hafta"s done, let alone the "wanna"s.  Our weekdays are busy with school, music lessons, and appointments, our weekends busy with catching up on everything we can't do during the week as well as being at

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'Tis the season for apples!  Today Karen and I took our kids and made our annual pilgrimage to North Georgia to get our apples for this year.  I never did take any pictures of our apples, but I have some of the kids...and they're more fun to look at anyway! The kids watched fried pies being made... ...and then enjoyed one for dessert after our picnic lunch.  Noah had blueberry -- can you see his

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Today we went on our first family field trip of this school year...we especially love these field trips because Bruce (Daddy!) comes along and that always makes it even more special!  We went to the Atlanta History Center's Fall Folklife Festival and had a wonderful day.  Here are some of the highlights... The kids LOVED the petting zoo.      Just as I snapped this picture (below), this Scottish

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Wow, how are we into September already?!  We just completed our sixth week of school and are very much enjoying our days full of learning.  In history, we are studying the early-mid 1800s, so for a hands-on project, the kids built log cabins like the pioneers...  ...and in some not-so-pleasant history, we have also been learning about the Trail of Tears.  The county we live in here in Georgia is

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-76921096884139473392011-08-11T16:17:00.005-04:002011-08-11T16:21:38.116-04:00

If you're not a cat person, then you are excused from reading this post (although on a side note, there must be something wrong with you)...I want to share a little Mindy-love. The week before school started, the kids were gifted some big boxes, so they went to work making things from them.  Abigail decided to make a fort/home for Mindy.  I am fully convinced that this cat understands exactly

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-81172763353154137952011-08-11T16:02:00.001-04:002011-08-11T16:03:16.016-04:00

Here are a few bits of pieces of our life over the last week or two, in no particular order...We enjoyed time with one of our friends' baby while they went to a meeting...people insist that it's an imposition, but little do they know just how much we enjoy loving on a baby in this household!  I had to take this picture of Abigail on Sunday...she just looked so tall and young lady-ish...  I have

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We have finished our first week of school!  I am pleased to report that it went very well, and we already felt 'in the swing of things' only a few days into the new year.  We start our school days at eight o'clock and are usually done around two o'clock, and for the most part, our school day is structured and orderly.  Surprisingly, the one who had the most trouble adjusting to the new routine

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-22348561693616886712011-08-01T14:36:00.003-04:002011-08-01T14:37:05.742-04:00

Happy 2nd birthday to our sweet Mindy!

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We did it!  One wonderful day of school done...only 179 more to go! :)

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Today is the last day of our summer break!  Monday we start our new school year; David will be in fourth grade and Abigail will be in second grade (where does the time go?!).  We have enjoyed a busy but wonderful summer break, and here are some of the highlights. Library trips  Pool time (even once as an impromptu stop when I let the kids swim in their street clothes -- they thought it was very

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-24571891723217745612011-07-13T09:48:00.000-04:002011-07-13T09:48:59.241-04:00

David is at summer camp at The Wilds for his very first time, and we are privileged to be here as sponsors for the week.  (Abigail is having her own special week as resident princess at Grandpa and Grandma McKee's house.  I talked to her yesterday and she was bubbling with excitement...she is loving her time with them!)  David and his buddy were very excited to come to camp together. (That is a

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Today we took the kids bowling for the first time -- we had a great time cheering each other on and sharing lots of laughs!  

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We have been enjoying a hodge-podge of days at home and days with friends...and trying not to think about the fact that we are already more than halfway through June!  We have been busy with... CraftsAn indoor campout, complete with s'mores and a tent  Teaching some friends how to do free-motion quilting  Redeeming our Chick-Fil-A kids' meal prizes from the library's summer reading club Playing

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Once again I find myself woefully behind on the blog...and once again, my mother has urged me to forget the backlog and just start again -- I think perhaps that advice is given out of desperation to see pictures of the grandchildren, but it's good advice nevertheless!!! We have been thoroughly enjoying our summer break.  It has been hot, hot, hot here and so we enjoy either the air conditioning

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-82257750934017494722011-05-13T22:01:00.002-04:002011-05-13T22:03:43.516-04:00

Last night we took the kids to Medieval Times to celebrate all of our hard work during the school year.  The show was magnificent, the dinner was great, and the kids were fascinated.  It was a wonderful night!!!The kids were impressed from the minute they spotted the castle.We were assigned to the red knight's cheering section -- and he turned out to be the tournament champion and the hero who

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 ...now you don't.(...and no, I wasn't grouchy, just tired!)  I love a light, off-of-my-neck summer cut!  C'mon, summer break!!!

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A new phase has begun at our house...David is now officially in charge of edging and blowing.  We had to work together to get the edger running smoothly -- look at how worn down that old blade was!  He enjoyed the chance for him and me to work together with tools, WD40, and even a trip to Ace Hardware.He is such a good worker... ...and it is WONDERFUL to have a son old enough and strong enough to

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-89257280048841766312011-05-08T19:21:00.001-04:002011-05-09T09:26:22.144-04:00

...is one of the greatest blessings in my life!  I am so thankful for the privilege of mothering my two precious children.  I am also thankful for the moms in my life -- happy Mother's Day to my mom, mom-in-law, and grandma!

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When we got back from our Florida vacation, we promptly got sick, so we spent the first few days back home curled up in beds and on couches.  David got the worst bug and has been slow in getting back on his feet...he's still wiped out every afternoon and has rest time.  (In case you wondered...Abigail is being a camel in this picture.) When we left for vacation, we had a washer in its death

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...the Truth that brings joy to our lives every day.Happy Easter!

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David had an unusual birthday celebration this year -- it was spread out over several days and he loved every minute of it!  The celebration started Sunday afternoon with his uncles and his "Florida friends."   He was excited to receive a long-awaited skateboard from us... ...he insisted on sleeping with it that night!On his actual birthday on Tuesday, he opened gifts throughout the day.  He got

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-515995045406602162011-04-23T09:03:00.001-04:002011-04-23T09:05:04.678-04:00

...there was a Magic Kingdom.  And four grown-ups who prefer quiet and uncrowded places gladly went to that Kingdom for the sake of two very special children.  And do you know what?!  Seeing the Kingdom through the eyes of those kids truly was magical!!!Yes, my parents treated us to Disney's Magic Kingdom.  It was the first time the kids had gone and, as Abigail summed it up, "This really is

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This year, Bruce had a conference for work that was held at one of the Disney resorts in Orlando, so we all got to go with him -- what a treat!  While Bruce was conferencing, the kids and I did our schoolwork in the morning and then spent the afternoons poolside.  Abigail swam in the big pool and played in the kiddie pool and its fountains; David spent almost the entire time going on the

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The title of this post is the unofficial theme of our home when "the girls" come to stay!  All of the girls love to have braids, and Sunday morning they wanted matching ones.  How fun is this?! Monday after schooltime we met Karen and Noah at a local park for a picnic lunch and playground-time.   (David was there, too, but he didn't hold still much!)Monday afternoon we went home in time to scrub

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-52941402742776393692011-04-03T08:26:00.001-04:002011-04-03T08:27:44.767-04:00

We spent almost the entire day outside yesterday -- it started off cool but sunny and got warmer and warmer as the day progressed -- I was working on a project and the kids ran from bikes to swings to imagination games around the yard and back again.  By the end of the day, we had lots of dirty bodies and clothes, a bee sting (me), and a bunch of allergy-related sniffles and coughs...but we all

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We have a few extra family members this weekend!  Our friends' girls have come to stay with us for a few days and we have been busy enjoying the company.  They arrived on Thursday evening and the girls were happy to pose for a bedtime picture.  Aren't they cute in their pjs and bare feet?! Yesterday Noah came for the day to help David be a little less outnumbered!  Everyone enjoyed snuggle time

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There's Abigail the girlie-girl, who loves to wear pretty dresses... ...and then there's Abigail the Spy.Look out, world!

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My dad- and mom-in-law had planned to be here to celebrate Abigail's birthday with us, but they got hit with a nasty cold virus and had to postpone their visit so they didn't share more with Abigail than just her gifts!  Abigail thought it was fun that she got two birthday celebrations this year!  She opened her presents from Grandpa and Grandma McKee (see some of them on the table by her?!) and

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We had a wonderful time celebrating Abigail's seventh birthday with her.  We have a tradition of a birthday gift  at breakfast, so she opened the new sundress I had made for her.Mid-morning, she got her main gift from us so that she could use it the rest of the day!  She was completely surprised by it -- we had noticed that she was too big for her old bike but we had mentioned it to her -- it was

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-27296208144892115242011-03-23T21:31:00.000-04:002011-03-23T21:31:06.437-04:00

Happy birthday to the sweet princess whom we love and adore beyond our ability to express it with words. Abigail Rose, you fill our lives with joy while you fill our days with your~twirly~~sparkly~ ~dancey-prancey~~giggly~  ~adorable~~adventurous~~sunshiny zest for life. We love you so very much and are so very glad that God gave you to us!Happy 7th birthday, Abigail! With much, much love from

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Today I am savoring all day long the fact that my baby girl is six years old...because tomorrow she turns seven and the celebration has already begun!  This past Sunday she took cupcakes to church to share with her friends in children's church.  She specifically requested princess cupcake liners for her pink cupcakes with white frosting and pale pink roses on top (she is a girl who knows her

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My Christmas quilt is all done and tucked away awaiting its Christmas debut (which will be here before we know it!).  Technically, it was done late (I had planned to have it ready for this past Christmas), but I prefer to think of it now as being done early for this coming Christmas. :)  What a traveler this quilt was...the fabric was purchased, cut and partially sewn in New York (the wallhanging

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March has been just as busy as always, but we've managed to squeeze some recreation into the madness!  Early in the month we were excited to hit the 3/4 mark in our school year.  Last week we enjoyed a field trip to the Atlanta History Center's homeschool day, the theme of which was "Everyday Heroes."  We especially enjoyed the military emphasis and all of the respect paid to our soldiers.  We

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Spring has been in nearly-full swing for a few weeks now here in Georgia, but now that the calendar says it's official, I figure I'd better post my pictures.  Please ignore the poor photo quality (and the as-yet-untended landscaping/lawn) and just enjoy the spring flowers with me! I read about planting crocus bulbs in the middle of the yard for a fun surprise, and I thought it was a great idea,

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We thoroughly enjoyed our annual trip to Florida this year, although it was fraught with misadventures!  I was going to start the trip by visiting my friend Jessica in Florida, but we had a miscommunication with the date, and so I didn't show up on the day she expected me and she wasn't available on the day I had planned to go...and so the misadventures began!  We did manage to stop by for a

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Believe it or not, we woke up to snow again this morning...what a crazy winter it has been!  Today's snow was the southern kind of snow -- here in the morning, melted by afternoon.  Just right. :) The kids are excited every time it happens (although some of us, of the older variety, are pretty ready for spring now), so I called a 'snow delay' for school and let them escape outside for an hour and

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I am delinquent in posting, so I will post this in a hodge-podge style to catch up on the last couple of weeks.  Mostly, our lives have been full of the (pleasantly) mundane, not-really-bloggably-interesting moments, but here are a few moments captured, in no particular order... Don't you think this is why I spread out this "lay flat to dry" sweater on the sunny table?! David and I escaped for

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Happy birthday to my grandpa...aka "the Energizer Bunny" because none of us can keep up with him!!!  We love you, Grandpa, and can't wait to see you soon!

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A cute kid, a very patient cat, and a nearly-finished quilt top...happiness is! :)

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When we left Tennessee on Friday, we headed over to North Carolina, where Bruce's parents had invited us to join them for a tour of the magnificent Biltmore Estate.  Wow! We started with a delicious lunch in what was formerly the stables.  Notice that we are eating in what was one of the horse stalls! There was a bitterly cold wind, so we didn't linger too long outside.  (Pictures are not allowed

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Last week we "escaped" to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee at the invitation of our friends Jon & Karen and we had a great time!  Last year just us two couples went, but since then they have had their first baby and so this year we made it a family affair.  Noah was definitely one of the big attractions of the trip. :)  We enjoyed lots of games and some pool time -- there is an indoor/

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Yup, we still have plenty of ice and snow, although the daytime temperatures are on the rise, the sun is warm, and the roads and driveways are clearing.  Here is a picture of Abigail and Samantha enjoying the weather...I took it especially for my grandma, since she knit the outfit that Samantha is wearing in this picture. (as you can tell from Abigail's closed eyes in this picture, the reflection

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We continue to live in a world of snow and ice!  The thick layer of ice on top of the snow looks rather like fondant on a cake -- rounded and smooth over every surface.  I took some pictures to try to show the glossy layer of ice...   This picture didn't turn out well, but you can see the night-time reflection of the street light on the ice of our front yard. David was in need of a playmate today

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I let the kids loose outside for a little while today (David is finally showing some signs of improvement, hooray!).  They were busy sledding -- on cardboard this time, which worked great -- and having a grand old time!  It's pretty unusual for us to have snow last for a whole day, let alone several days in a row, but it looks like this is here to stay for most of the week!  In the mornings we do

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Bruce and I went outside with the kids for a little while this afternoon... We tried sledding down our little hill, but the crust of ice on top of our six inches of snow just wasn't quite right (of course, it doesn't help that the only sled we have is a baby one, so our kids have to squash up to sit on it...a 'real' sled is on our get-list!). Sliding down the slide into a pile of snow worked much

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-3009927218918671942011-01-10T09:27:00.001-05:002011-01-10T09:28:20.231-05:00

We woke up this morning to nearly six inches of snow!  It's beautiful snow, too -- soft and gently curving over everything hidden underneath it.  When I was up at 5:30 this morning to give David a breathing treatment, it was truly blizzarding like I've never seen it do down here -- whirling and blowing and coming down thick and hard.  This morning all is peaceful and pretty.  I wish I had a

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-24130756393649122192011-01-10T08:46:00.002-05:002011-01-10T08:48:04.619-05:00

I scheduled the whole week following New Year's as a week off from school, with designs on getting the house scrubbed, my desk sorted and reorganized, and several other organization projects accomplished...but we spent it sick instead!  Oh well, at least we had the week off and could curl up under blankets with our books, without the stress of getting behind in school!  Here are a few "odds and

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My "Florida family" (parents and two youngest brothers) made the trek up the week following Christmas, so we celebrated Christmas on Friday morning and New Year's Eve on Friday night!  Unfortunately, all of the Florida clan was sick when they came...and stayed sick the whole time they were here...Abigail came down with it on Saturday evening...but we had a wonderful time nonetheless.  The

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Without a doubt, one of the big highlights of Christmas 2010 with the extended McKee family was a white Christmas!  It started to snow on Christmas morning......and it kept piling up as the day progressed.  The in-residence cousins all went out to enjoy the snow while they waited for the rest of the cousins to arrive.  (Who would've thought we'd move south and still get to experience a white

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Since we were away from home for Christmas Day, we celebrated our Christmas at home the Saturday before Christmas.  We had a thoroughly enjoyable day together... Our babies on "Christmas" morningThis year we gave each of the kids a small allotment of money to let them Christmas shop on their own for Daddy, Mommy, and brother/sister.  They took their shopping very seriously and did a great job

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Another of our pre-Christmas festivities was a field trip to the Atlanta History Center for their December homeschool day, "Holidays in History."  We enjoyed many demonstrations, stories, and crafts, and here are a few pictures... Blacksmithing (we had to check back in several times throughout the day so that David could check the smithy's progress on a new spoon for the kitchen!)  Candlemaking 

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Happy birthday to my mom!We love you, Mom, and look forward to giving you birthday hugs in person next week. :)  (picture from July of this year)

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Today we celebrated Halfway Day...that means that we have completed half of our required school days for this school year!!!In celebration, several of our schoolwork-papers were cut short...the teacher announced them to be complete when they were only halfway done.  This one threw the students for a loop at first but they quickly figured it out and got into the spirit of it! :)  Tonight we picked

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Okay, so this Christmas tree is actually just one of the many displayed at our library's annual "Festival of Trees."  But when I saw this tree, titled "A Williamsburg Christmas," at the library last night, I thought of the gorgeous Williamsburg-style decoration that my 'blog-friend' Amy made last year to go over her front door.  Of all the funny things, today Amy blogged about her door-topper for

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Last night I took the kids to the library for a reading of the book Polar Express.  Everyone was encouraged to come in their pajamas and bring their favorite blanket, in the spirit of the story.  One of the library ladies read the book while the pictures were projected up on a big screen.  It was really neat and we had a wonderful time!Here are the kids with their train tickets, waiting for their

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-36608165975772078212010-12-15T10:34:00.000-05:002010-12-15T10:34:49.553-05:00

We had snow flurries most of the day on Sunday and woke up to them Monday morning; they finally stopped in the early afternoon on Monday.  There wasn't any real accumulation, mostly because there was a very stiff wind that just blew it off of everything, but there was some snow in the air and a little on the ground, which pretty much constitutes a snowstorm to my southern kids! :)  They spent a

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-52508519218378125042010-12-12T16:35:00.005-05:002010-12-12T16:41:31.186-05:00

Our kids were part of the Christmas program at church today...hence all of the sewing lately.  I made an angel costume for Abigail; I wasn't going to make her a Christmas dress because I was too busy, etc etc...and then I realized that I have only one daughter, and she will grow up beyond 'fancy dress' stage all too soon, and then I would regret not having made the time to make her feel like a

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-12532189411936603742010-12-11T18:48:00.002-05:002010-12-12T06:57:52.092-05:00

Aside from our usual busyness, we have had some special goings-on here lately in preparation for some Christmas festivities.  The sewing machine has been humming and the cats have been very busy "helping" as usual. Here is a sneak-peek at the finished sewing projects (and done in plenty of time to require no eleventh-hour sewing -- woohoo!)...  Tomorrow is the big day...do any of you girls

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Since we were in Florida the weekend after Thanksgiving, we didn't put our tree up on our normal schedule.  We went and picked it out this past Thursday night...  David takes this job very seriously! This is actually his favorite part, though -- look at his smile!On the way home, we got our annual treat -- Hot Vanilla Cremes from Starbucks.  We needed them for thawing purposes this year...it was

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-49463838931429785882010-12-04T20:23:00.000-05:002010-12-05T06:30:32.107-05:00

Happy 24th birthday to my youngest brother Caleb!!!While we were all in Florida, we had an early celebration for him. It was pretty tame compared to how he celebrated today... ...we love you so much, Caleb!(and we're glad your feet are safely on the ground again! :)

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We enjoyed a visit to my parents' (in Florida) for our Thanksgiving holiday...Matthew and Caleb were able to join us for most of it, too, and we all reveled in the time spent together.  Along with being together and eating a lot, other highlights of our week were... The guys had their golf outing The kids thoroughly enjoyed lots of uncle time!A wonderful Thanksgiving feast with family and friends

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-86186500221634840912010-11-20T17:33:00.001-05:002010-11-20T17:58:04.068-05:00

We thank God often for the determination that He put into this girl to overcome the physical obstacles she faces.  She has worked so hard at playing the piano and she is doing a great job...she has far exceeded our expectations.  Watch this beautiful left hand coordination and be amazed with us! Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-2094639985395541242010-11-17T05:47:00.000-05:002010-11-17T05:47:09.905-05:00

The autumn colors have been particularly beautiful here in Georgia this year.  I have seen so much lovely foliage while driving around town, but driving is not conducive to picture-taking.  Here are a couple of pretty trees from our area (there was a magnificent, vibrant, orange-hued tree down the road that I still wish I had pulled over to photograph! Oh well).   Other than that, we have been

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-44351708177937923662010-11-04T09:12:00.002-04:002010-11-04T09:13:44.897-04:00

 A lovely railroad scene in North Carolina...it struck my fancy!

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We've been busy with the usual stuff...Bruce and David spent all day Saturday working at our new church building, while Abigail and I got groceries and did housework (we stopped by the church for a tour, too).  The kids and I were there painting yesterday, but I forgot to take a picture of that! The nights are getting colder, so David got his annual pair of new footie pjs.  Here he is with hugs

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My family and I spent the first three weeks of October on the road, visiting family and friends...so my October pictures will follow our travel route! Colors in South CarolinaSunrises   SunsetColors in Maryland  Colors in Washington, DC Colors in New York     Colors in Ohio Colors back home to Georgia...I had planned to get more of the foliage but just haven't had the time! Go here to enjoy

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-43669945854467151032010-10-27T08:40:00.000-04:002010-10-27T08:40:25.418-04:00

...we've been busy unpacking and settling in, catching up on medical appointments (David got his cast off!...and had a hearing check...Abigail got her new leg brace...and got an ear infection), and harvesting/canning/freezing food.Banana pepper harvestSweet potato harvest First apple pie of the season (and apple butter bubbling away in the crockpot...I also made and froze a LOT of applesauce but

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-16799685561587230822010-10-26T08:35:00.001-04:002010-10-26T08:36:22.934-04:00

In New York we stayed with my grandparents and enjoyed a week and a half of family, friends, and lovely fall weather.  Here are some of the highlights... O'Gorman family (my mom's family) get-together Minota (my dad's family) women get-together (minus two who were missing) Apple picking  A visit with my great-aunts (my grandma's sisters) Relaxing time with family  Sewing time! (this is my

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-41038689665100493352010-10-25T19:54:00.000-04:002010-10-26T07:55:51.018-04:00

Happy  birthday, Grandma!We love you!

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...to part two of vacation!  We said good-bye to Myrtle Beach by watching the sunrise together (even Bruce!)... ...then we drove up to Maryland to visit one of Bruce's sisters and her family.  We not only got to enjoy time with extended family, we also got to take the kids to DC for their first time.  Monday we visited the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum and the front of the White House. On

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-4355525507151249752010-10-07T19:52:00.000-04:002010-10-07T19:52:12.508-04:00

We made Saturday (our last day in Myrtle Beach) a day to enjoy the indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, lazy river, and the beach...    Sunset seen from our balcony

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I can take dozens of pictures of the ocean and the sunrise...but they never come close to the majesty of the real thing!!!     Today's was a chilly sunrise...the kids and I enjoyed it and then ran back to our place for some hot chocolate, warm blankets, and cartoons!

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Yesterday we enjoyed another wonderful day!  We saw the sunrise (well, those of us who like mornings saw it!), had a slow-paced morning, then got ready and went miniature golfing. David's hole-in-one...he had two of them, even with his dominant hand in a cast! This particular place had two courses, and you had to take a train up to the top of the "mountain" to start the second course.  The kids

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We are currently enjoying a family vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina!  We arrived Wednesday night and Bruce had to make a work-related presentation Thursday, so the kids and I entertained ourselves.  We walked on the beach during sunrise time, although we saw nothing but clouds due to the remnants of TS Nicole.  The surf sure was impressive.  I am used to the ocean being blues and greens

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-61198456729306596602010-09-29T05:39:00.001-04:002010-09-29T05:40:08.993-04:00

I had more pictures to share, but they are stuck on my camera and my cord is MIA.  Sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.  We don't have much in the way of bright colors right now, but we are starting to experience the lovely daytime breezes and cooler nights of autumn. Here is a shimmery dragonfly on a fence...And here is the stuff September is made of -- crisp mornings!  My son took

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As mentioned in my last post, we headed into the weekend already experiencing some deviation from the previously planned schedule...the weekend rushed by as well! On Saturday we had my garage sale.  It went well and then everything but the kids' clothes went straight to Goodwill...good-bye clutter!  My mom enjoyed educating the public about spinning since it was "Worldwide Spin in Public" day!

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-38363158743683105422010-09-17T21:32:00.003-04:002010-09-17T21:33:37.168-04:00

Wow...we were reminded this week that we can make a schedule, but we aren't in charge of making circumstances work according to that schedule!!!  Yesterday David broke his hand...here is a picture at the orthopaedic doctor's office getting his cast today.  My parents are in town, so Grandma came along to share the adventure.  No surgery, for which we are very thankful.  We go back next week to

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Yesterday the kids and I enjoyed an afternoon at the Atlanta History Center for their homeschool day featuring their current special exhibit, "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition".  It was fascinating...I have always been fascinated with Lincoln and the Civil War era and they had some incredible artifacts at this exhibit.  The kids also enjoyed making some related

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-10824089486396888902010-09-13T10:36:00.002-04:002010-09-13T10:37:42.809-04:00

What to do when someone you love needs a hug, but you can't give one in person?  Any quilter knows the answer to that...you give them a quilt!  Someone we love dearly has been struggling with serious health problems and is not up to having visits, so today I will be dropping off this quilt to express to him the love and hugs that we are not able to give him in person right now.  Quilting specs:

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On Friday Karen and I took our kids on a field trip to Braselton, Georgia, to tour part of the production line at the Mayfield Dairy.  It was very interesting.  We ate a picnic lunch outside, and then\we got some ice cream for dessert! Karen treated the kids to one of those machines that turns a penny into a souvenir penny.  The kids were so excited. Noah sacked out in the stroller...he's a

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We are in one of those times right now where it seems we are running in a million different directions every day, even on the weekends!  Here are a few random events from this week... We knew our hot water heater was on its last leg, but it reached crisis point this week and we had to get it replaced.  It's one of those things that isn't fun to spend money on, but the alternative isn't very

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-43740227263214201902010-09-04T21:51:00.004-04:002010-09-04T21:54:55.599-04:00

After we re-did Abigail's room, I decided it was time to make her a quilt.  I wanted something classic and timeless.  I decided on a nine-patch (it has the perfect old-timey look I wanted), with the colored blocks done in pastel rainbow fabrics interspersed with solid white blocks using fabrics reminiscent of the old feedsack fabrics. Little did I know how hard it would be to find peach fabric -

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We had a lovely day at home today.  We didn't do anything momentous, but we were together at home, which is our ideal Saturday!  I woke up to this beautiful sky...click on the picture to enlarge it and look at the fascinating texture of the brushstroke-clouds! I worked some more on -- you guessed it -- the basement and garage.  Progress is being made...one whole bay of the garage is sale-ready,

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...and we do it well!  (But then, those of you who know us already know that.)  Yesterday started out as an ordinary day...and in fact, most of the day was ordinary.  We had an extra-long day of school to catch up on a couple of things as well as to accommodate a special project in history.  We're studying the Early New Kingdom in Egypt, and the kids made paddle dolls in the style of those that

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-8546024431767877892010-08-31T21:29:00.020-04:002010-09-01T07:38:09.533-04:00

Don't forget to go here if you'd like to see the colors in August from places all over the world!  Here are the colors in my part of the world... A lovely plant at the State Botanical Gardens Some butterflies on flowers, also at the GardensThe butterflies we "hatched" as a school project A gorgeous double rainbow as seen from my front porch The one stray vinca from last month became a whole

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-25529099866876959792010-08-30T19:28:00.002-04:002010-08-30T19:29:28.170-04:00

Due partially to the fact that both of the kids spelled "milkshake" correctly on their spelling tests (and partially to the fact that their daddy was really craving a milkshake), today we made milkshakes for an after-dinner dessert.  It got even more exciting when we served them in the kids' color-changing cups from RaDora. :) A pleasant way to end any day!

Marselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025093407118233084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406642.post-56795392103289721522010-08-28T19:19:00.003-04:002010-08-28T19:27:21.123-04:00

It is time.  Time to clean out the basement...as in, REALLY clean it out.  Time to get rid of all of the stuff we have collected (why?!  why did we keep so much junk?!).  I have done this in a couple of smaller phases over the last few years, but this is the real deal -- almost nothing is safe from my ministrations!!!  Aside from the hoarding, the legitimate part of having so much stuff is that I

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We had a 'trotting week' this week...as in, a week during which we trotted from one thing to the next every day.  Here are a few highlights of the week... A visit from Karen and Noah...Karen used to be the main attraction when she came over, and the kids wanted her all to themselves...now her fame comes mostly as "Noah's mom" and he's the favored one! :) We did some clean-up work at the new

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Today we started piano lessons again (after a summer hiatus).  Both kids were so excited to start again (phew!). After lessons we ran errands, and by the time we got home, everyone was a little short on constructive energy and on patience.  I took the kids down to the pool to burn off some steam before dinner.  Lately they like to play "mermaid" together when they have the pool to themselves. 

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I was looking at this year's picture at "The Big Cow" (Interstate 75, exit 84!)...and decided to compare it to past years.  Look at how much my babies have grown! 2007 2008 2009 2010

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We enjoyed a some-of-the-family-reunion at my parents' house in June (and I just realized I had never posted the pictures!).  I thoroughly enjoyed the week and didn't take many pictures...but here are a few.  We enjoyed... The beach The new pool! Family timeThe guys all went on a golfing outing.  It was David's very first time on a real course; he played all eighteen holes and did great, just

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I have been under the weather, but I am on the mend...how could I not be with these two tending to me?!

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My blog-friend Amy clued me in to this helpful hint last year...by changing this setting (see instructions below), when you leave a comment on someone's blog, the author can respond to you directly via email.  It's especially helpful when you ask a question in your comment!  1~ Go to your Dashboard; click on "Edit Profile" (blue link on LH side) 2~ Click the box that says "Show my email address" 

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We have been watching the transformation of these caterpillars, first as they attached to the lid of their cup and became chrysalides... ...and then we watched as they emerged from their chyrsalides... ...as these beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies. It tied in nicely with one of our science lessons, and it has been really fascinating to watch the whole process!  My favorite part is watching them

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During school, we work hard...After school, we hardly work. :) Since my picture of David jumping in didn't actually show David, but merely his splash, here's another picture of him...this past Saturday, Bruce taught him how to use an axe and they chopped down a dead tree out back!

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