Give a Girl a Hot Glue Gun …

… and she can glue a hundred million (feels like it, anyway) popsicle stick picture frames, complete with yarn hanger.

I’m a little Craft Challenged. Years ago, I finally realized I couldn’t write fiction to save my life. I’m not creative in that way. I’m also not really creative craft-wise. I know what you’re thinking, “How the hell does she homeschool without being able to do a craft every now and then?”

Well, I outsource them usually. Vacation Bible School. Homeschool boy’s groups and art classes.

But this time I couldn’t fake it. I had to make a craft. Thankfully, Jill came up with the idea. I just had to figure out the implementation.

Preggie Pic Week 21

Yes, folks, I'm over halfway through this baby-growin' fest. Went to the doctor today, and all is well, even at my "advanced maternal age". Thanks for all of your prayers and good thoughts! This photo is rare because I got Michael to pose with me!

Appreciation for My MIL

You know you have a blessed relationship with your mother-in-law when …

You are being goofy and she asks you what you’re on. You tell her “powdered donuts.”

She tells you she’s going to bed at 9:00 tonight, you tell her you’ll show up to say hi around 9:01, and she laughs instead of getting mad.

You tell her you can’t possibly can’t take her [insert nice piece of jewelry here] when she dies and she says, “Hey, we’re all in this [family thing] together.”

You went by the name “Katie” for 3 years during junior high, and now your MIL is named Katie. Weird.

Kids Writing Thank You Notes

This is a thank you note from Joel to my grandparents for some money for his First Communion. I had to post it because it's so sweet. Oh, and my grandparents live next to some horses, so he drew them a horse.

Pigs Eat Sausage

This is from almost 2 years ago of Callie feeding her pig some sausage.