Daddy has been reading us the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood – the boys absolutely love it and beg to listen. Myself and the boys have had bad colds this week, but Daddy has remained healthy through it all. So, after dinner tonight we all curled up on the couch and listened…I sipped a big mug of [...]
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An Evening in Sherwood Forest
Posted in Around the Bungalow, Skills and crafts for kids on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Springtime Seeds
Posted in Around the Bungalow, Skills and crafts for kids, Urban Farming on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is in full force at our home – our little urban farm is blooming, chick cheeping can be heard, and we can almost taste the spring salads that will come from our garden. Just a few days ago, we went to the nursery and bought this year’s cool-weather vegetable seeds, plus a few starts. Every year when I stand and look [...]
Thank You God For Dirt
Posted in Around the Bungalow, Urban Farming on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon we were pretty exhausted for various reasons, the boys were doing great, but mom and dad were just spent emotionally and mentally – ever felt like that? We contemplated taking a nap, but decided to go dig in the dirt instead – literally. We shoveled and shoveled several wheel burrows full of dirt, compost, and [...]
Everybody Loves a Parade!
Posted in Around the Bungalow on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things we love about our home (it was actually a big selling point for me!) is that we live on our city’s parade route! The Saturday before every St. Patrick’s Day there is always a parade – so, so fun….ohhhh, the excitement of the parade, the thrown candy from floats, and the sound of horns beeping [...]
Gadgets and Gizmos
Posted in Around the Bungalow, Skills and crafts for kids on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At our local Gizmos Surplus Store, for $5.00 you can come out with a bucket full of broken gadgets, gizmos, galore, with the intent purpose of taking them apart to see how they work. Just the other day, Joe came home with a bucketful as a surprise for the boys – they were so excited to be [...]
Tinker Toys
Posted in Around the Bungalow, Skills and crafts for kids on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We love old fashioned Tinker Toys at our house. Kids (and moms) can make and create all kinds of contraptions that have real moving parts. The original wooden ones can be hard to find though – these were found at a thrift shop.
Springtime Whispers
Posted in Around the Bungalow on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here are pictures of first spring flowers in my yard. No matter how long or hard a winter, flowers always come in the springtime; God must have known that we would all need sweet blossoms after cold, dark days. May you find some to lighten your spirit today, too. Yellow crocuses among chives. My very first pink camelia of the [...]
Just Little Guys
Posted in Around the Bungalow on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, something happened that again made me realize how important it is to “Let them be little”. One of the most profound statements about children! Wagon ride on a beautiful, sunny February afternoon….
