Currently Gemma is our reigning champ at making bland and boring photos come alive with a classic look that says, “This is awkward and I hate it.” We say, “Cheeeeese!!!” and she grimaces painfully. Or stares blankly. Or grimaces while staring blankly. Or, my personal favorite, the bemused and confused look. In most of these […]
We’re directly in between the rainy and dry seasons. Some days… like today… we get a much appreciated storm bringing cold (to us) temps. As quick as we can the tea kettle is on, we’re donning our cold weather clothes, and the books are out. Other days… like yesterday… are so very bright and hot. […]
Homeschool can be confronting. Deeply and jaggedly confronting. When you get married you start to see a bit more clearly all the aspects of your personality that are, well, less than stellar. You work on the rough edges through the flint on flint sharpening that occurs when two humans find themselves in close proximity to […]
Gemma turned three this week!! She’s still so sparkling, judgemental, suspicious, loving, stern, silly, and full of so many other contradictions. She knows all her letters, loves drawing COVID germs (they’re just her natural style), and will tell you over and again what chapter she’s reading in a picture book. If she’s learned anything from […]
I tried!! I honest and truly tried to get that obligatory Easter picture… but… well… I gave up in the end and we all got a good laugh out of it. More than the giggles over a silly 2-year-old not taking pictures seriously, the girls had an Easter egg hunt with their long-lost friend back […]
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