We went to West Virginia to visit my extended family, and had a wonderful time seeing everyone…
Ben hamming it up for his great-grandparents:
Sam and Pappaw working with tools:
Bottle time with Mammaw:
Maggie “flying” with cousin Olivia:
Sam “flying” with Cousin Jessica:
1bedroom 1bath house for rent
Lots of natural light. Open floor plan.
Newly renovated!!! Old sticker carpets carefully removed to reveal glowing plastic floors.
Fully furnished (food already in the fridge too)!
Friendly, helpful management on hand to refill the toilet with sippy-cup water. They’re big, loud, and a bit nosy, but always there when you need them.
Cheerful neighborhood [...]
A little sad to say goodbye to the chilly nights, but looking forward to spring days.
The landing zone:
Baby mayhem (some of which is a result of the older children trying to “help” with the baby):
Clean laundry waiting to be put away:
Dirty laundry thrown halfway down the stairs because – hey, at least it’s that many feet closer to the washing machine.
Sippy cup round-up:
Kids still in their pjs well into the [...]
I’m not a great seamstress, but I do some sewing. And anyone who sews will tell you that good fabric stores are an endangered species. The few that are left either have very little stock or very high prices (or both).
A couple of weeks ago, Mom and I hauled the kids down to Sir’s Fabrics. [...]
We’ve had a lot of rain in the last week. Sam notices that passing cars sound different on wet roads. I drink too much coffee. We all want to read. The kids pull out all of the books, bringing me their favorites. We stretch out on our stomachs, making dents in the carpet with our [...]
