Whew! The summer madness is finally over. Now the fall craziness begins. The steady stream of guests in the casita has slowed to a crawl. But the film making push has begun (actually, it started a month ago, but now the deadline looms upon us). We have several movies going here. The oldest boy is…
If you miss the “Funny Kid Quotes” down the side of my blog, here’s one for you. This morning my dad got doughnuts for the kids. He had some doughnut holes and he would ask each child a question. If they answered the question correctly he would reward them with a doughnut hole. “What is…
It has happened! My worst fear! As I have always known would happen….we have come under attack! Yes, that’s right….PIRATES! But we will survive. How do I know? Because we have a secret weapon. Our very own pirates! Our pirates tried to dig for treasure. But they couldn’t find any. (What do you mean “Why…
This will be his senior year. Our oldest son will officially graduate from our homeschool sometime next year. Last night DUH and I sat down together and had a long talk about how to direct this son of ours. Homeschool is not like government schools. They just send them all off on the same path…
OK, so maybe not WORLD travels. But when you are a Texan you pretty much think there’s nothing interesting to see north of Dallas or west of El Paso. So I’m going to Houston tomorrow. Yesterday I was in Austin. I might just make it all the way around the world and take the kids…
Y’all are going to LOVE this recipe! I make it whenever there’s a new mom, or a sick friend or a neighbor that just needs a friend. It’s called Chicken Monterrey and it is YUMMO! This recipe is so easy! I am telling you, try it. You’ll like it. You start with some cooked brown…
You all know I can’t go two posts without telling you about my latest home decorating project. Today’s was a small, easy one. Yes, it was too easy. I mean really. Anyone could have done it. Really. Why don’t you believe me? OK, I’ll show you…. Last Friday it came. The piano that my kids…
Last night as the weekend started in full swing….I had a small, sweet moment with my 13 year old daughter. She decided to come with me to the far away wedding. I was grateful for the company and even more excited to have some alone time with her in the car. She’s a quiet girl….
Have I told you how great my girls are? I mean, I know that people say their kids are great and everyone’s kids are special. So I tend to keep quiet about how wonderful I think mine are. But sometimes I just want to shout, “These people are amazing!” Yesterday I took my 13 and…
Last week we had several guests in the casita. On Thursday I went over to give it a look-see and decided that, while the children had been doing a good job of maintaining, it was time to give it a real “Mommy cleaning.” So I geared up, enlisted my 15, 12 and 10 year olds…