Every so often your kids hit one out of the park for you. Ryan has been on a hitting streak lately that rivals Reggie Jackson in the late 70’s. First off, the flood. For a kid who has sensory problems spending several hours ankle deep in cold, dirty water while listening to a bunch of […]

This weekend we had our second annual Oktoberfest. Usually we have the whole thing outdoors. Well it rained and rained and rained. You get the picture. We decided to go ahead and have the party because so many people came from out of town. So there were tents set up in the back which no […]

That was the school bell. As of Wednesday, October 19th school was back in session. We cleaned, dried and generally threw out a bunch of stuff and with the installation of new carpet the schoolroom looks wonderful. For now.

The pool pump working on the coal room, yes those are heavy paint cans floating! Those words of Longfellow’s never seemed so applicable as they did this past Friday. I called David and asked him to come home early because the ceiling in our bedroom was leaking. It had been raining in sheets for a […]

Leif the Lucky By Ingrid & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire This book is about a young boy named Leif, he was the youngest in his family. They lived 1000 years ago. His father was Erik the Red. He was called that because of his red hair. Erik the Red was a Viking leader. He was very […]