My Finishing of Various Things
; I can describe myself as easily distracted. I love this about myself ...and kind of don't. I'm not sure if you are supposed to say what you love about yourself, but I just did..and the world is...
View ArticleSummer's End
; It just wrapped up today..not the official end of summer, just our summer from school. What a great summer it was. And we ended on such a great note with a sunny two days and lots of time with...
View ArticleKnitting Notes
August was a big month for me this year. I think the most exciting thing I did was finish my Georgetown sweater. That was so exciting I just about could not contain myself. I had no idea the...
View ArticleThe Last Year
We are in the last year of our tour in Alaska. I have such a happy heart that we get to live here one more year. This is a year filled with lots of excitement, nerves, and anticipation.Our family...
View ArticleYarn Girls
;I have been pretty obsessed lately with knitting. I go through phases with how much I knit. This time I feel like I am more involved then ever. I wrote Ginny an email and had to erase half of it...
View ArticleTime Is Flying By
;My goodness...it seems like I just pushed play on school and now we are in October. September was FILLED with so much that I actual feel a breeze whip by my face just thinking over it.I have gained...
View ArticleTeens And God
When I set out to have kids never did I imagine I would have 6. My faith was not a big part of my life in the beginning of my parenting journey. And now I can't imagine doing one without having the...
View ArticleThe Last Little Bit
I used to have so much to say here in this space. I would compose blog posts while I ran, while I showered. Pretty much all the time I was thinking about writing something. But lately, like the...
View ArticleSorry Carrie It Took So Long....
Outside:It is 3:00. Pretty much dark...not pitch black dark, but definitely getting close. It was very cold over the weekend with ice everywhere, but not much snow. My kids still managed to eat...
View ArticleMaking Home..changing states
;Where to begin...maybe to say I think a change of name on this very neglected blog may be in order...The Little House That Moves (seems as though the growing part is sadly over).We are headed back to...
View ArticleLove The Person, Not The Personaity
"Love the person, not the personality!"Those words were spoken by my priest this weekend in his homily. It was exactly what I needed to hear. He was talking about a story from long ago when he first...
View ArticleFrom The Harbor
A fishing harbor is like a river..it is constantly changing. The boats come and go, planes drive on by and birds are everywhere....and this is now our backyard...for a few more days.Lots has happened...
View ArticlePlanning Our Trip
;Now that we are 8 weeks away from leaving Sitka Pete and I have begun to plan our trip back east.We have a shorter time than we would like, but I can kind of get anxious about getting to where we...
View ArticleThe Big Picture
Yesterday I cried just about all day. I was a huge wreck. It was Sunday. We were all together. We had a lot to get done. I was weeping through most of it. And I must admit to being like that all...
View ArticleCan't End There
I can't leave you hanging thinking I may still be crying. I am recovered and moving on..until the next valley, I will be enjoying the peaks.With 25 days left to throw rocks, run in the driving rain...
View ArticleBig Deal
Some weekends are just a big deal. Everybody seems to have something big we get to do. And this weekend was very much one of those..plus a little side of Mother's Day!And that was my big deal.......
View ArticleThe End
It has been almost 1 month since moving into our house, and 2 since leaving Sitka. It feels like I can finally say we have come to the end of this move. This, by far, has been the hardest move...
View ArticleWhite
A while ago at my brother in laws wedding Pete's cousin Christa's oldest daughter and I were talking...I think she was about 4 years old at the time so it was a typical conversation..."What's your...
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