Every spring, we have a couple of swallows that return to a mud nest on our front porch. We enjoy watching them rear their young; they usually raise two batches of baby birds each year. This year, in keeping with the 2020 theme, both nests failed! (There’s been nestling deaths in the past, but never […]
Baby Bunnies
We’ve rescued FIVE baby bunnies from our window wells in the past 9 days. (Granted, I think it’s the same three bunnies that keep jumping down into different window wells.) They are lucky we are home more often these days. It may be time to start price-checking window well covers. Our new dog, Moose, really […]
Tendies
Bree (age 10): Mom, are you in your thirties?Me: No, I am in my forties.Bree: Oh, I am in my tendies.
Moose
Our family is delighted to share that we’ve added a new member to our household. Meet Moose! She is a chocolate dapple mini-dachshund and is as sweet as can be. We’re all pretty smitten with her and it is so nice to have a dog around the house again. I’d been stalking a bunch of […]
June 2020
I found these pools for free, which was awesome since I’ve been unable to purchase a small, plastic pool online for delivery or pickup, and I’ve been avoiding going into stores as much as possible. The girls are happy to have a way to play with water and cool off. We were excited to discover […]
Rocky Mountain National Park
Greg had one more day off of work, so we decided to spend the afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park. We saw lots of elk and beautiful scenery. I love Colorado, and the ability to just zip up to the mountains for an afternoon. And we had a free National Parks pass since Bree was […]
Camping
We decided to get away from everything by going camping at Golden Gate Canyon State Park. We love this campsite! It is close to home, beautiful, and has flush toilets and dishwashing stations. And this year, it was a great place to get in nature while still practicing social-distancing! On our way out, we missed […]
Cohort
One of my favorite parts of our church is the small groups meetings I have with three friends, Kelly, Suzanne, and Lindsay. We typically have met a couple of times every month and discuss everything from what we’re studying in our “assigned” Bible reading, church, our families, and politics. It’s been such a blessing. But […]
Grieving for our country
My heart is grieving for our country. 100,000+ dead (and counting) from COVID-19. (Minorities being especially affected by high death tolls.) My heart is grieving for our brothers and sisters who’ve been crying out for justice for centuries, in a country built on the back of slavery, and continuing in unresolved issues involving both systemic […]
May 2020
The month of May found us still practicing “social distancing” at home, leaving only for grocery pickups or an occasional appointment that couldn’t be done remotely. Remote classes and/or watching documentaries The girls doing some baking. Cupcakes and later, coffeecake. We regularly take family walks. Sometimes the girls ride their bikes. We are thankful for […]