The true harvest of my life is intangible- A little star dust caught, A portion of the rainbow I have clutched. Henry David Thoreau

This picture describes our  day month to perfection.  We have had a mix of bad and good, and deciding what we are going to focus on has been essential. Like watching a tennis match, life has been a back and forth game for us lately.   We are feeling like every time we know which way things are going to go, …

"You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow, they will be a little older then they were today. This day is a gift, breathe and notice, smell and touch them; study their face and little feet and pay attention. RELISH THE CHARMS of THE PRESENT. Enjoy today Momma, it will be over before you know…

All five of us have a stomach bug. A miserable, lousy, horrible, no good, very bad flu. We will be back to real life another day, but today will be full of naps, movies, laundry and dreaming of feeling better.

My Mother's Day was amazing.  I woke up to a little girl handing me breakfast in bed.  Aliya remembered all by herself that it was Mother's Day. She went downstairs, poured a bowl of fruit loops and milk and brought them up to me.  She was so proud of herself and she made me feel so loved. …

We went to a Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend with my Mom, sister and her children. I have to admit that I really didn't not know what to expect from this event.  It was far bigger then I imagined and the kids really loved it. Who knew sheep could be so much fun!���������������������������������…

We live at the library, we always have and hopefully always will. For home schooling we have to keep a list of books we read. When I reached 500 books, I said to myself..."I think that is enough, they will understand that I read to my child and my child read to me". The kids favorite bo…

I can't get over how grown up Trent is.  He is a zillion percent boy and loves to be crazy and have fun, however, everyday I see him acting a little more like a man. I keep wondering   where the last nine (nearly ten) years have gone.  Trent has completed reading the entire Harry Potter Series, can multipl…

We are very excited to say we found a new home!  We will move in on June 14th (if all goes well with the home inspection) and we are so happy!  The yard 1.3 acres and by far the kids (okay, and our) very favorite part.  ♥ ♥ We can't wait to turn this house into our home. ♥  ♥   …

I recently read the book Last Child in the Woods that spoke about the odd world we have created that separates and even "protects" kids from nature.  We have provided a childhood where kids have no need to just "go outside and play". While the book is far from perfect in every thought,  I did not…

If you haven't seen the movie UP you should call me asap to borrow it.  Nate and I love the story so much and we are not afraid to admit, that we enjoy it even more then the kiddos do. Over the years we have had a few homes, okay, maybe more then a few.  While our moving may have made knowing our address stres…