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What A Charmer
We’ve spent the weekend selling soap at the Stewart Christmas Show here in Louisville. The children all take shifts working at the booth selling soap. If you’ve never seen my children in action, I...
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Growing Up!
Colter and I have started to help Mom with the computer work for Goat Milk Stuff. We have had a lot of fun helping her with small things before, but we finally have our “jobs”. Colter is going to be...
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Charades!
Mom and Dad had a date tonight. So they left for Louisville, and we finished up all of our work. Afterwords, I called all the kids together to make sure all the work was done. Once I was sure it was...
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Happy Birthday Indi!!
Yesterday was Indigo’s Birthday! She is 5 now! I cant get it! Got it!! Our Birthday traditions indicate that the birthday child (or adult) must give everyone a hug, so that they can get the money...
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Marshmallows Anyone?
After we went on our sleigh ride, we went to the campfire that was waiting for us! With it were these “Jumbo Roasting Marshmallows” and marshmallow sticks. Hewitt preferred his black and burnt:....
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What Do You Do?
When your legs are so sore from climbing up the sledding hill 20 thousand times, what do you do?… …You read a book: When it gets to dark to be outside, what do you do?… … You play charades. (In...
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It’s Time To Go Skating!
On one of the days that we did not have anything planned, Grammy and Gumpy suggested that we go to the skating rink near where they were staying. Everyone wanted to go, so we went! It was a HUGE rink!...
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Pizza!!
No, this post is not about pizza. This post is about… …Skiing. When you start skiing, the first thing you learn, (if you have an instructor) is how to stop! At least, that’s what we were taught. To do...
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Hold Up, Boys!
One of our favorite things to do in the Spring and Fall is go hiking in the woods at the Charlestown State Park. It’s also great fun to swing from hanging tree branches: The boys always like to be in...
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This morning, after we were all awake, Mom challenged all of us to a jumping jack contest. The person who could do the most jumping jacks without stopping, would get extra chocolate chips in their...
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Do You…
Do you like to play in the park? My brothers do: Do you like to watch the others, if you are too small to play? Jade does: Do you think that Daddy is a loon for taking pictures instead of playing?...
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Why???
Why do boys like to do things the uncomfortable/difficult way? For instance… Why do they like to wear the footy pajamas that have holes in them? (Even though Mom told them they should be put in the...
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Rewards are Good
If you are a long-time reader of our blog, you probably know that Emery and I used to play violin. In 2008, we were a part of the band/orchestra for our Christmas carol sing. We had a blast doing that,...
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The More Things Change…
… the more they stay the same. I was digging around trying to find some old pictures the other day, when I came across these. In August 2008, we were at a friends house for dinner. And since they have...
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Another Surprise!
My Mom is an amazing Mom. She loves us, takes care of us, and even manages to find the energy to cook up, not only one surprise, but two! (Here is the first surprise) On Dad’s birthday, we all woke up...
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Surprise Vacation, Day Two
After our exciting day, most of us slept well. Actually, everyone except me. LOL So when we all woke up, we ate breakfast and unpacked. The night before Mom had promised the boys that she would teach...
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Suspension Bridge
During our entire visit, Colter had been begging for us to hike to the Suspension Bridge, on the Sheltowee Trace Trail. Sheltowee Trace is a 282 mile trail. And Colter wanted us to hike to the...
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Boys Will Be Boys
Boys will be boys – they will turn straws into fangs: Boys will be boys – they will play in the mud: Boys will be boys – they will wrestle anyone that will let them: Boys will be boys – they will...
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Friends In The Soaproom…
We’ve been getting ready for something big for a while now – Mom says I’m not allowed to tell you yet, but soon.* That means that Dad has been making as much soap as possible. And do you know what...
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The Circus Came to Town
The circus came to Charlestown this spring. The newspaper said you could watch the elephants put up the Big Tent, so we went to watch. You can imagine how disappointed the boys were to watch a bunch of...
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