First of School

I love the first of school.

I love the pencils, paper, books, backpacks.
It was an especially fun year since Master A moved up to an upper school,

(Ugh! So early in the morning!)

Miss K started kindergarten,


And the little Misses started preschool.


Master J is in 2nd.

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FHE: My Body is a Temple

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Oh What Do We Do in the Summertime; When all the Kids are Sick.

Well, a few weeks ago we had some sort of sickness.

Mainly headaches. Some coughs.
When we had dwindled down to just one sicky,
I decided we needed to brighten the place up.
And what better way to brighten a place up than with a
RAINBOW!
And what better to make into a rainbow that Play-dough!!


I have a drawer in our kitchen
It is the kids' drawer.



In it I keep toy dishes.
Also play-dough and tools.
(This is a trick I learned from my former MIL and current friend.)
This gives the kids something to do while I cook dinner,
mop, clean up, or do dishes.

Hope this gives you something to do if you need some cheering up,
or just want to add a splash of color.

Here is the recipe I use to make playdough:

1 cups flour

1/2 cup salt

1 cups water

2 TBSP vegetable oil

1 tsp. cream of tartar

food color

Mix dry ingredients

Mix wet ingredients in separate bowl

Add together in a saucepan

Cook on low until the dough thickens to playdough consistency.

Kneed until the dough cools to

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I Can Fly

Miss K was wearing her wings and was flying down the stairs.
Landing on pillows and blankets at the bottom.
So much fun!

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Family Wedding

This wedding has been very much anticipated.
We all love both of these guys.
The main thing I did in anticipation was make 4 dresses
for the 4 girls born in 2008.
That was so fun.
I had to take 2 patterns and stick them together.
Then I had to lengthen it to be long enough and it could be worn longer.

But the most fun was the kids and how excited they were.
When we told the kids they were getting married,
Little Miss D asked, "Is O going to be a princess?"
I said, "Yes." Then asked, "What does that make R?"
After some thought, D said, "Happy!"

And yes, it does make him happy.

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