Homemaker Chronicles

Did you see the turtle from My day in Pictures?  “Awesome” the turtle?
He returned over the weekend!!  Actually, he now lives in the backyard and he considers us his family.  I mean, we did save his life…remember?
Now he enjoys eating wild strawberries, hand-picked and served, as well as the lettuce from our fridge.  He especially [...]

Finally we are back from our vacation. We actually stayed one day longer than planned and that would explain why I didn’t have a post up for yesterday. Sorry about that (if anyone out there even noticed- hee hee!).
For now though, all I can offer you are some pictures of our trip, and [...]

Today is Wednesday and everybody in my household knows that it is TREAT DAY! After 11:00 am each child can choose up to 3 pieces of candy to consume. Unless of course you are unable to tell time…then you might sneak about 10 pieces of chocolate out of a Christmas gift that was [...]

As you saw Sunday in my pictures, we had some friends come to visit for the weekend.
Friends is an understatement…they are more like family to us.
Have you ever met another family that you just clicked with…you don’t have to try to get along…both parents and kids get along  perfectly?  I remember when I first met [...]

By the way, I had nothing to do with this.

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Remember that little poll I took last week?  I wanted to know how many people listen to music while cooking or cleaning.  Here are the results!

I’m sure you all can sleep well tonight knowing that.  I know I will!
One more question…out of  ALL the people [...]

My kids sometimes paint their faces to hand out candy and those little encouragement cards you can get at the local Christian Book store, but we haven’t gone Trick-or-treating in years.  We have dressed up for for fall festivals and such.  This was no exception.  Back in the day, when I worked full time and [...]

Today I am taking a poll.  What is a good age to get your daughter’s ears pierced?  Leave me a comment with your opinion- even if you need to be anonymous, that is fine!!
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Friday’s Homemaker Moments:  Who is God to you?  Starting tomorrow.  Have you been thinking about it?  Do you have some great stories [...]

Blog Hop Monday’s theme- Favorite Kid’s photo…
This is my current favorite picture of Adia! It’s totally her personality.

Then there is this one. My favorite girls pic…

Here’s my favorite Salem pic…

of Titan…

of Caleb alone…

and of Regan and Caleb…

You should have known I couldn’t just pick ONE favorite Kid’s photo!!
Join the MckLinky blog hop for your chance [...]

I absolutely LOVE summer time!
I love sitting by the pool.
I love rolling the windows down and letting the warm air blow in the car while driving at night.
I love wearing flip-flops.
I love the outdoor activities.
I love summer!
and just because I’m sure you wanted to know…I LOVE SUMMER!
One thing I proudly sport each summer is “The [...]

If you are watching this video, consider yourself privileged!  I wouldn’t let just anyone in on “Dance Party USA”.
Unfortunately you will not see Caleb or Adia in this video.  They were both too tired to participate.  But if you see some moves you like, I’m sure Titan and Regan can give a few lessons!
Maybe someday [...]

Ya know how I said I was too sick to take pictures on Sunday?  Well, it’s not getting better.  In fact, the last 24 hours has been gut wrenching.  Literally.  Sick as a dog I am.
And now it’s not just me…’lil Adi Ju has it too.  Do you know how sickening it is to change [...]

 Do you believe the eyes are the window to the soul?  What are these eyes saying?
 

Maybe, “Fooooood!!”
 
 

Awe!  “I lost my puppy”…
 
 

“I didn’t touch it.  Promise”…
 
 

Perhaps, “I’m about to kill you for taking a picture of me this close up!”…
 
 

Definately says, “Mysterious man”…
 
 

“Quadratic equations…interesting”…
 
 

“Just one more piece of candy…Pleeeease?!”…
 
Any ideas?  What are each of us ACTUALLY doing [...]

I know that most people think it’s bad for kids to watch too many movies.
I agree.
To an extent.
We love to watch movies together as a family occasionally. Okay, like once a week and one a weekend. Oh, and there’s the OCCASIONAL Diego cartoon in the mornings when Adia is whiny and needs something to do while [...]

UPDATE: AMY D is the BabyLegs winner!   Thanks for participating!!
Picture this…
You’re walking through Target toward the toys and electronics (or at Super Target toward the grocery side) and out of the corner of your eye you see bright colors and cute designs on an end cap in the baby section.  Are ya with me?
You stop [...]