are the sweetest things. Sarah took her first solo steps this week. So far, it's only been two at a time but I know her days of crawli...

Well, our house is officially sold pending just a few more conditions that will be lifted by October 2. Once our house plus the one we are ...

I am not one for change. In fact, if most of my life stayed the same, I would be perfectly content. About a year ago, we had a real estate...

And what a joy she's turned out to be. On September 10, 2000, God blessed me with my daughter. We named her Andrea Shirley after my mo...

Today I had to be a parent helper at school. As a general rule, younger siblings are welcome to come as long as they aren't too disrupt...

The International Babywearing Week is scheduled for September 21-28, 2009 with the theme "Close Enough to Kiss." I have loved w...

I was woken up to the hungry cry of Sarah at 6:15 this morning. After she fell back to sleep during her morning nursing, I laid her back in...

... when we woke up this morning. For the past few weekends, Doug has taken each kid (not including Sarah) up to his parent's acreage a...

Well, I decided to change things up a bit. It's a new name and a new face! I hope you'll become a 'follower' since I start...

My love for Anne of Green Gables began years ago when CBC TV first aired it in 1985. I would have been nine years old. My parents had rec...

So today, I decided to venture out to Costco with the four kids. Although it was quite windy, the sun was shining and I thought it would b...

Today, Joshua and Andrea went back to school (of sorts). They attend a program that is for homeschoolers while allowing the kids to go to s...

It's been a while since I blogged as we were on a one week family vacation. It was great to get away from the rush of day to day life, l...

I met Kelly a few years ago when her oldest son and my second daughter were about a year old. We have become good friends and two years ago ...

So looking at my blog, it's been nearly a week since I posted last. My week was spent getting aquainted with my first nephew. His pare...

~Shirley Van Neck~ March 23, 1955 - July 13, 1999 I can only imagine what it will be like, when I walk by Your side... I can only imagine, ...

~Sarah uses a soother to sleep. I need to make sure she has extras in the crib because when I put her down with one in her mouth, she takes ...

Today, Arianna joined the ranks of those who get visited by the tooth fairy... and doubly so as she lost two in one day! Her bottom two baby...

My friend Sheri wrote a blog post about attachment parenting and nursing on cue . I hope you'll take a moment to read it. And after re...

For the second year, Joshua and Andrea attended a part time school program that works with the homeschooling. I can't believe how much t...