Happy Birthday, Jessica!

Tracy / October 30, 2012

FIFTEEN?? FIFTEEN?? Oh, surely not. I’ve had to think on this one over and over. My mind just will not wrap around the thought that you are now fifteen years old! It has been a wonderful, beautiful life with you. You make my heart smile, my sweet young woman. I pray that the Lord will bless this year with much…

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This Week on Pinterest- Room Deodorizers

Tracy / October 30, 2012

I’ve very much enjoyed making our own cleaning and personal products. Following last week’s post on deodorant and toothpaste, we decided to try this recipe for homemade room deodorizers. I happened to have the heart shaped silicon molds. Target almost always has these for a dollar or two in their dollar section at the front of the store. I know…

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Fall Gardening….

Tracy / October 28, 2012

Lettuces, carrots, sweet peas, yum!! (Btw, these seed starting little greenhouses were made from egg carton trays and the plastic lids that come with disposable aluminum casserole dishes. They’ve worked great!)

Sweet Baby Gift

Tracy / October 27, 2012

Sharing a recent baby gift from a sweet friend: Thank you again, Ashley!!

Home Sweet Home

Tracy / October 26, 2012

A few fall pictures from our yard…. onions spinach seedlings pure bliss 🙂 I love fall. This is the season for pumpkins, hay rides, and potluck supper. It’s the time of year when Paul and I first began a romance that has now spanned decades It’s fall when I welcomed some of my sweet little ones. It’s the smell. The…

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Making Bows

Tracy / October 25, 2012

It seems my children have all, at one time or another, shown some interest in archery. I remember well, Courtney, Josh and Jacob in the yard forming their own bows and carving arrows from branches in our yard. Jessa, is our latest bow artist. She and Matthew have been making bows for the last few weeks. The younger boys go…

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Cocoa and Candy Land

Tracy / October 24, 2012

Also known as family game night…. (these pictures were taken this last Friday night) I do know, I’ll hardly volunteer to sit between Jess and Jacob during my next game of UNO. They show no mercy!

Little Moments

Tracy / October 24, 2012

It’s that little moment when a baby is about to fuss. His little bottom lip is pouty…. …but then his eyes meet mine. Realizing I am looking at him, he begins to smile. It’s that little moment that makes my heart melt.

The Two Facts

Tracy / October 23, 2012

Paul has been creating little videos for our children to learn their multiplication facts. They watch them each day during our school time. We thought we would share with all of you! (Hopefully, we’ll have more soon. :D)