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Nearly Wordless Wednesday 7-13-11 – What My Kids Are Up To

July 13, 2011 By
Kaitlyn and Becca

For this week's Nearly Wordless Wednesday, I'm sharing what my kids are up to! Ryan hasn't shaved since the last week of school and has a beard. A BEARD AT 14! As if I didn't feel old enough. Nathan, who has had long hair for years, suddenly decided he wanted "super-short" hair. We sat down together and googled short hair for men, and up came a photo of Adam Levine. That was the cut he wanted! I can't get over how much older he looks - he sure doesn't look twelve! Kaitlyn and I went to an advance screening of Winnie the Pooh at the AMC Star Theater in Grand Rapids. Press seats rock! And then after the movie, we went to visit Deb and her girls, who were having a garage sale. Kaitlyn loved playing with the girls! And that's what my kids have been up to! … [Read more...]

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Beat the Summer Heat with a Backyard Pool Party

June 20, 2011 By
Beat the Heat Kids

The summer months are here and so are rising temperatures. Whether you're on vacation or just need some fun ideas to make the heat a little more tolerable, these activities will stop everyone from thinking about too much sun and start thinking about beating the heat. With lawn sprinklers, kiddie pools, and a few other items, you can have a backyard pool party that will be the hit of the neighborhood! Pool Party Without the Pool Every little kid's dream is to have a pool in their backyard. For most families, however, this isn't a reality. On days when it's just too unbearable to be outside without cooling off in the water, throw a pool party - but without the pool! Punchbowl offers a variety of fun, playful pool party invitations that can be customized to fit your color scheme, event details and more. What you'll need for activities: Lawn sprinklers (at least two) Bottle of bubble bath Three kiddie pools Three large bags of sand (found at any hardware store, … [Read more...]

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Looking Inward, Outward, and All Around

July 1, 2010 By

I just wanted to take a minute to let all of you know that I am, in fact, still here.  I'm finding it so hard to even put into words why I'm finding it so hard to put words on this blog, if that makes any sense.  Yvonne of Joy Unexpected wrote a beautiful post two days ago about her own writer's block, and I read through it while nodding my head and thinking to myself yes, YES.  So, I decided to just sit down, start writing, and see what comes out. Ryan's final grades for all his classes were all A's. Nathan's final grades were a B+ in math (a B PLUS! for my math-learning-disabled son!) and all A's in everything else.  We went for our traditional end-of-the-school-year ice cream cones to celebrate.  Whether it was just being a year older and more mature, or the fact that his teacher was Bill Cecil, the Michigan Teacher of the Year for 2003-2004.  Chris and I are both positive that having Mr. Cecil as his teacher completed changed Nathan's attitude about school. Nathan … [Read more...]

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